Farmweek

Today on Farmweek...The MS Farm Bureau Federation wraps up its 94th Annual Meeting. In the Food Factor...Have you run out of a baking ingredient at the last minute? We'll have some substitutes to save the day. Southern Gardening shows how ornamental cabbage and kale can give your landscape cold, hard color. In The Markets... feed grain prices are likely to struggle in 2016. While East MS will see a new sawmill under construction. In the Feature Segment...Mitchell Farms has unique combinations of traditional row crops and vibrant agrotourism operations.

The EPA increases its ethanol blending requirements as U.S. oil reserves hit a 43-year high. The Food Factor's Natasha Haynes will have ways to keep your next office potluck from becoming an allergy emergency. Southern Gardening's Gary Bachman gives background information on garden gnomes. Cattle on feed numbers are close to what analysts were expecting. Disparity in pine sawtimber prices between North and South Mississippi continues. Superweeds, once considered to be a Southern phenomenon, are actually present in many states.

Today on Farmweek...Homegrown by Heroes - see how farming and special labeling are helping some military veterans to find new careers in agriculture. Gary Bachman of Southern Gardening finishes his Natchez series with a visit to Dunleith Historic Inn. The Food Factor, find out how family meals can help everyone control their weight.

Today on Farmweek...Glyphosate does not cause cancer according to a European study. Each year the public is allowed to harvest vegetables at the Fall Flower and Garden Fest. In The Food Factor, see how to make the snacks on your next road trip a little healthier. In Southern Gardening, we'll go back to Natchez to visit a patio paradise. In the Markets, corn and soybeans deal with unfriendly numbers; as cattle pose a threat to the beef sector.

Today is a Feature Story Edition. The United States wastes 30% of the food it produces. See how some are turning this waste into an asset. Watch highlights of the Fall Flower and Garden from Crystal Springs. Gary Bachman, Southern Gardening, starts a tour a Natchez, Mississippi, antebellum landscapes. Learn how to handle chicken safely in your kitchen on the weeks episode of The Food Factor. The feature story today... the Southeast Mississippi Livestock Association and Auction is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

The Sunbelt Ag Expo was in Moultrie, GA. The Mississippi Rice Luncheon celebrates its 25th year in Cleveland. Quinoa is The Food Factor topic this week. Southern Gardening features an astonishing variety of pumpkins and gourds for Fall decoration. Markets: More jobs in central Mississippi's chicken industry but more questions about the direction of beef cattle prices. Watch the feature segment to learn about making maple syrup. It's too bad we can't make it in the South.

The largest farm show east of the Mississippi wrapped up its annual 3 day run last week. The Sunbelt Ag Expo at Moultrie, Georgia attracted more than 70-thousand visitors and 12 hundred exhibitors. This year Mississippi was "The Spotlight State." The MFA presents two awards. Natasha Haynes with Mississippi Extension Service tells us how to have a healthy breakfast on the go with make-ahead muffins. In this week week's Southern Gardening segment, Extension Horticulturist Dr. Gary Bachman explains the stunning varieties of sunflowers.

Today on Farmweek we will learn how an Oklahoma green house is using aeroponics to grow "greens" year-round. Learn to create a personal retreat with a shady backyard patio on Southern Gardening. The Food Factor will tell you how to keep your kids (and you) from eating all the Halloween candy the night you get it. Meet the new 2015 MFA Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year, Bobby Watkins. He grows trees at Coontail Farm, but also tons of food plants for wildlife.

Today on Farmweek... Oversees tariffs on U.S. beef and pork should be reduced dramatically by the Trans Pacific Partnership. The Food Factor will introduce many ways to cook sweet potatoes. See how a small landscape area can have a big impact in the Southern Gardening segment. In the Markets - harvest pressure ratchets-up in the grain sector, while live cattle prices appear to have a bottom now. Therapeutic riding with horses is now being used to help veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Today on Farmweek... The Trans-Pacific Partnership was approved by the negotiators this week. In The Food Factor, we'll have a way to cook on the grill and you can throw away the plate. Learn how to have some fun in your landscape in this weeks episode of Southern Gardening. In the markets, cotton gets a boost from flood damage along the east coast. Cattle feeders may feel more pain in the next 6 months. 1980, the Year in Review is our Feature Segment with Tyson Gair reporting on the extremes of Mother Nature.