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Voices of Agriculture is a bi-monthly, half-hour TV show produced by the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation for RFD-TV.
RFD-TV can be seen on the Dish Network - Channel 9409 and DirecTV - Channel 379.
Each show, we take a look around Mississippi agriculture to find out what makes it unique, what makes it special.
Voices of Agriculture is hosted by Greg Gibson, PR / Multimedia Coordinator for the Mississippi Farm Bureau.

Show #20 - Premiere Date - July 30, 2008
Mississippi State University is Mississippi's largest land grant institution and contributes greatly to Mississippi agriculture. Learn about research being done on biofuels, plant breeding, the Timtek process of turning small pine trees into super strong lumber, and visit MSU's distance learning program.

 

Future Air Dates:


July 30, 2008
September 24, 2008
November 26, 2008

Show #19 - Premiere Date - May 28, 2008
The equine industry in Mississippi is booming. Visit with a world champion horse trainer, see the benefits of public riding trails, visit one of the state's horse arenas, and watch a high school student as she prepares for a high school rodeo.

Show #18 - Premiere Date - March 26, 2008
Visit with the finalists for the 2007 Young Farmer and Rancher Achievement Award. Interviews and visits to their farm plus the exciting announcement of the winner.

Show #17 - Premiere Date - January 30, 2008
Highlights and interviews from the Mississippi Farm Bureau Annual Meeting held in Jackson and the American Farm Bureau Annual Meeting held in New Orleans.

Show #16 - Premiere Date - November 28, 2007
The cotton industry used to be Mississippi's #1 industry but times have changed. Learn about the new cotton industry in the state and see how farmers are using innovations like on-board module builders to speed up harvest.

Show #15 - Premiere Date - September 26, 2007
Mississippi experienced a boom in corn plantings in 2007. Learn about the corn industry here in the state and also visit a sweet corn operation that produces some of the sweetest corn in the world.

Show #14 - Premiere Date - August 1, 2007
Decreasing demand for foreign oil is one reason why Mississippi is so intent on the development of renewable fuel. Learn what researchers at Mississippi State University are doing to develop new ways of making renewable fuels. Visit a biodiesel production plant. See how to make biodiesel at home.

Show #13 - Premiere Date - May 30, 2007
Mississippi is blessed with many innovative farmers. On this show we visit with farmers who have invented, modified, or changed things on their farm to make their work a little easier. Some of the inventions are: an easier way to roll up barbed wire, a forklift made from a cotton picker, and a machine that will chop up and distribute a bale of hay as mulch.

Show #12 - Premiere Date - March 27,2007
The 2006 Young Farmer and Rancher Achievement Award finalists. Visit their farm and learn a little about their farming philosophy. Then watch the announcement of the winner.


Show #11 - Premiere Date - January 30, 2007
Highlights from the Mississippi Farm Bureau annual meeting held in Jackson and the American Farm Bureau annual meeting held in Salt Lake City, Utah.


Show #10 - Premiere Date - November 28, 2006
Mississippi's swine industry is the feature of this show. We visit a large corporate farm, talk to an independent producer, see some show pigs at the fairgrounds, and visit with researchers at Mississippi State University about how they are using pork byproducts to help the general public.


Show #9 - Premiere Date - September 26, 2006
Hurricane Katrina: One year later. Mississippi suffered through one of the hardest years in history as the state recovered from the devastating effects of Katrina. Find out how agriculture's hardest hit industries - poultry, dairy, and timber - are trying to bounce back.


Show #8 - Premiere Date - July 25, 2006
Cogongrass is a non-native, invasive weed that is spreading rapidly across the south. Mississippi Farm Bureau and the South MS RC&D Council are taking the lead in educating farmers and others about the problems that this weed can cause.


Show #7 - Premiere Date - May 30, 2006
Decreasing demand for foreign oil is one reason why Mississippi is so intent on the development of renewable fuel. Learn what researchers at Mississippi State University are doing to develop new ways of making renewable fuels. Visit a biodiesel production plant. See how to make biodiesel at home.


Show #6 - Premiere Date - March 28, 2006

Mississippi's number one agricultural commodity is poultry. Visit a processing plant, see a new way of gathering birds, find out about pasture poultry, and much more.


Show #5 - Premiere Date - January 31, 2006

Highlights from the Mississippi Farm Bureau Annual Meeting in Jackson and the American Farm Bureau Annual Meeting held in Nashville.


Show #4 - Premiere Date - November 29, 2005

Mississippi leads the nation in farm-raised catfish production. Find out many interesting things about the catfish industry.


Show #3 - Premiere Date - September 27, 2005

A look at the damage to Mississippi agriculture from Hurricane Katrina.


Show #2 - Premiere Date - July 26, 2005

Mississippi's Farmer of the Year winners, an organic blueberry farm, a new type of SMV symbol, Farm Bureau's annual trip to Washington DC, and soy biodiesel.


Show #1 - Premiere Date - May 31, 2005

A look at Farm Bureau's Top Ten commodities in Mississippi.


For more information about any of the stories you've seen on the show or to make suggestions or comments about Voices of Agriculture, you can email us at ggibson@msfb.com


 

 
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