2002 Farmweek Feature Stories - Streaming video
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May 21
MISSISSIPPI GOAT RANCHING - Length 7:06
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The growing ethnic population in the United States is creating a market for goat meat.  You'll visit one goat rancher and one grocery store who believe in its popularity.  Anchor:  Artis Ford.  Reporter:  Brian Utley.
Contact Information
Goat Rancher Magazine, Toll free (888) 562-9529  www.goatrancher.com

May 14
NEW USES FOR POULTRY LITTER - Length 5:41
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Fertilizing pine trees are one possible new use for this valuable commodity.  Reporter:  Leighton Spann.  (Original airing: November 13, 2001)
Contact Information
Poultry Litter Clearinghouse (Mississippi Farm Bureau) - Post your litter for sale or post your name if you want to buy litter
Poultry Litter Information - MSUCares.com

May 7
BRUSSEL'S BONSAI NURSERY - Length 7:24
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Olive Branch, MS.  North America's largest producer of the miniature trees.  Reporter: Artis Ford (Original airing: December 4, 2001).
Contact Information
Brussel's Bonsai Nursery Rendezvous, May 24-26, 2002
Olive Branch, Mississippi  www.brusselsbonsai.com  (800) 582-2593

April 30
SMITH'S GREENHOUSE TOMATOES - Length 7:07
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Brookhaven, MS.  Wayne and Debbie Smith operate the largest greenhouse tomato operation in a six state area.  Reporter: Leighton Spann
Contact Information
Smith's Greenhouse Tomatoes, (601) 833-8486

April 16
OTTIS BULLOCK, 2001-2002 MFA TREE FARMER/YEAR - Length - 8:41
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Marion County resident sent men to the moon before he concentrated his attention on his tree farm.  Reporter: Leighton Spann (original broadcast, October 30, 2001).
Tree Farming Information
Mississippi Forestry Association, (601) 354-4936
www.msforestry.net

Mississippi State University Extension Service, (662) 325-3036
Forestry Information - www.msucares.com
Find your county office

Miss. Forestry Commission, (601) 359-1386
www.mfc.state.ms.us

April 9
A.P. FATHERREE, 100 YEARS OF SERVICE - Length 8:09
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Fatherree turned 100 last October.  The Jackson resident has worked all his life on behalf of Mississippi agriculture.  Reporter:  Artis Ford.
Contact Info:
Fatherree Endowed Scholarship
Mississippi State University Foundation
Jud Skelton (662) 325-0643

Fatherree Golf Tournament
Friday, November 1
MSU Golf Course, Starkville

April 2
CATCH-A-DREAM - Length 8:57
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Follow the first Catch-A-Dream participant. This program gives outdoor adventures to seriously-ill young people.  Anchor:  Leighton Spann.  Reporter:  Brian Utley.  Original broadcast:  March 29, 2001
Contact Info:
Catch-A-Dream  www.catchadream.org
Dr. Marty Brunson, (662) 325-3174, martyb@ext.msstate.edu

Catch-A-Dream Celebrity-Amateur Golf & Music Spectacular
May 6-7, Old Waverly Golf Club, West Point, MS
(615) 383-9735

April 2
THERAPEUTIC RIDING - Length 5:36 
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Physical and mental therapy program is producing dramatic results in special needs individuals.  Reporter:  Leighton Spann.  Original broadcast: May 24, 2001.
Contact Information:
4-H T.E.A.M.  Mary Ford, (662) 325-1695, maryf@ext.msstate.edu

April 2
TURKEY HABITAT - Length 7:17 
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Tips for growing timber and turkeys on your land.  Anchor:  Artis Ford.  Original broadcast: May 30, 1996.
Contact Information:
County offices of the Mississippi State University Extension Service
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

Dean Stewart, (662) 324-6443
FarView Forest & Wildlife Services, Starkville, MS

March 26
REED FOOD TECHNOLOGY - Length:  5:57
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Pearl, Mississippi, company specializes in creating sauces, seasonings for the food service industry.  Reporter:  Leighton Spann.  Original broadcast:  April 12, 2001.
Contact Information:
Reed Food Technology, Pearl, Mississippi, (601) 939-4001

March 19
SMALL LAKE AND POND FISH MANAGEMENT - Length:  7:15
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Pond owners can have excellent fishing habitat if they seek good advice and follow a management plan.  Anchor:  Artis Ford.  Reporter:  Brian Utley.
Contact Information:
Mississippi State University Extension Service  Find your county office
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - (601) 432-2400
Southeastern Pond Management, Jackson, (601) 853-4512

March 12
SOUTHERNSHINE PASTURES - Length:  7:46
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Two Northwest Mississippi operations join their areas of expertise together to produce quality registered and commercial Angus cattle.  Reporter:  Leighton Spann.
Contact Information:
SouthernShine Pastures, www.southernshinepastures.com
(662) 365-8843, (662) 447-2862

March 12
MOLLER & VANDENBOOM LUMBER COMPANY - Length 7:28
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Ethel, MS. This lumber company has found a new way to make money. It takes lumber from old buildings and resaws it into popular "antique wood flooring.  Reporter: Brian Utley.  Original broadcast:  September 6, 2001.
Contact Information: 
Moller and Vandenboom Lumber Company, Ethel, Mississippi
(662) 674-5261, (662) 674-5004.

March 5
JEFF LEA, MFA OUTSTANDING LOGGER OF THE YEAR - Length: 6:17
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Wesson, MS. Jeff Lea harvests trees in an environmentally-friendly and safe manner.  Original broadcast:  September 27, 2001.  Reporter:  Artis Ford
Contact Information:
Lea Logging, Wesson.  (601) 833-8498.

February 26
Free Program Helps Hog Farms Control Odor - Length: 7:44
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The National Pork Producers' Council is helping hog producers become better neighbors and better stewards of the environment. Free on-site assessments by outside inspectors spot problems and offer solutions. Reporter: Leighton Spann.  Original broadcast:  January 18, 2001.
Contact Information:
National Pork Producers Council
On-Farm/Odor Environmental Assistance Program

February 19
2002 Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions - Length 6:35
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The pinnacle of the junior livestock show circuit in Mississippi. The February 7 sale raised $50,000 more than it did last year.  Anchor:  Artis Ford.  Reporting:  Brian Utley.
Contact Information:  
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Gale Chrestman, (662) 325-3516

February 12
Vietnamese Fish Imports Masquerade
as U.S. Farm-Raised Channel Catfish - Length 3:37
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U.S. catfish farmers and processors report Vietnam is importing its "basa" and "tra" fish fillets into the U.S. labeled as "catfish."  It is targeting the 3-5 ounce fillet market, the most profitable portion of the farm-raised catfish market. From the February 12 Farmweek recorded at the 2002 Fish Farming Trade Show in Greenville, Mississippi.  Reporting: Artis Ford.
Contact Information:
Catfish Farmers of America (662) 887-2699, Indianola, MS

February 5
EQIP - Helping Limited Resource Landowners - Length 6:36
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New Hebron, MS.  EQIP (Environmental Qualities Incentives Program) helped landowner Julia Moore to plant trees and return her land to productivity.   Anchor:  Artis Ford.  Reporter:  Brian Utley.
Contact Information:  
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Mississippi State Office (601) 965-5205

January 29
Year in Review - 2001 - Length 8:29
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Rain at the right and the wrong times in Mississippi, a history-making Agriculture Secretary and Foot and Mouth Disease were a few of the items that made headlines in agriculture in 2001.  Reporter:  Artis Ford

January 22
The WeTTrike® - Length 5:56
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Lucedale, MS.  The Ronnie Smith Family diversifies its farm income with an ultralight aircraft business.  Their new amphibious aircraft, The WeTTrike®, is getting a lot of attention at national air shows.  Reporter: Leighton Spann (Original broadcast:  August 23, 2001).
Contact Information:
The WeTTrike®, (601) 947-9281  www.wettrikeinc.com
South Miss. Light Aircraft, Lucedale, MS

January 15
MS Black Bear Restoration Task Force - Length 8:41
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The Black Bear Restoration Task Force is educating Mississippians on living with the black bear.  Anchor:  Artis Ford.  Reporter: Brian Utley.
Contact Information:  Black Bear Restoration Task Force
MS Museum of Natural Science, Richard Rummel (601) 354-7303.
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Wildlife Services, Bo Sloan (662) 686-3157.
Black bear photographs courtesy:  Delta Wildlife & Nature Photography
Michael A. Kelly, www.wildlifenature.com

January 8
EQIP - Helping Landowners Save Soil - Length
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Coffeeville, MS.  The Environmental Qualities Incentives Program of the USDA/NRCS is helping farmers like Coley Little Bailey, Jr., of Yalobusha County to farm and stop soil erosion. Reporter: Leighton Spann
Contact Information:  U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Mississippi State Office  (601) 965-5205

January 1
Women In The Poultry Industry - Length 6:43
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There are a lot of opportunities for women in the professional and executive ranks of the poultry industry. Reporter: Artis Ford
Contact Information:  MSU Poultry Science Department - Web page
Telephone (662) 323-2331