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IN THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: The EPA (at long last) publishes its final rule on renewable fuel standard VOLUMES, but corn growers aren't happy. Plus, the government approves lab-grown meat. It'll soon appear on restaurant tables. A new survey says there AREN'T as many foreign landowners as you might think. And in our feature, “Farmer Ground Flour” – defying the odds for an unexpected success story.
IN THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: The country's grain belt is dry, despite moisture elsewhere – and the crop cycle is SUFFERING. Plus, a familiar story: MILK DUMPING continues, thanks to supply chain issues. Also, in our feature, they’re filling the BROADBAND GAP – a major ag mission. And in Nevada, a scene out of a horror movie. A CRICKET INVASION so intense, they’re using snow plows to get rid of them!
IN THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: Trade tensions with Mexico rise as it maintains a partial ban on American corn. Plus, many are making a beeline to the BEE LAB (that'll get you buzzing!). In the markets, they’re “branching out” – our special report on the state of the timber industry. And in our feature, meet "Tama Jim," a man whose influence on modern agriculture is STILL felt more than a HUNDRED YEARS after his passing!
IN THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: With the debt-ceiling deal pretty much done, all eyes shift to the way Federal money will be spent…on the FARM BILL. Plus… is it a BAAAAD DEAL? New labor laws in California would TRIPLE the cost of goat grazing (as a wildfire risk reduction strategy), actually driving their own herders OUT of business! In our Southern Gardening segment, Eddie Smith asks, "Know what I mean, fern?” And in our feature, encore coverage of a critical story -- RURAL MENTAL HEALTH.
IN THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: As Mississippi prepares to move ahead with a flood pump system, a look back at what made it necessary in the first place! In Southern Gardening, Eddie says you can't go wrong with “Lucky Lantana.” And another view of the 2019 flood, how MSU Extension helped uncover the HIDDEN cost of the Yazoo Backwater destruction. And finally, that same year, nearly wiped off the map by its OWN flood, one Iowa town making a comeback.
IN THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: Courting disaster? California’s Prop 12 was upheld by the Supreme Court—at least for the time being. But it's complicated—and pork producers are ready for a fight! Plus, food prices are slowing a bit, but prices are still high—and so are concerns about food insecurity. In our Southern Gardening segment, do you have “The Combo?” (combo containers, that is). Eddie has the DIY! And in our feature, is climate change actually shifting the severity of storms?
IN THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: A bill to ban the sale of Florida farmland to China signed into law. Plus, a long-promised flood mitigation pump system in Mississippi might just be back on track! In our Southern Gardening segment, more with containers, but this week, we go tropical! And in our feature, they call it a “living memorial.” We're headed to the Crosby Arboretum in Picayune, Mississippi.
IN THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: The EPA chief faces some tough questions from Congress. Plus, Farm Bill prep continues -- three members of the Senate Ag Committee take the show on the road! In Southern Gardening, our new segment host Eddie Smith says you can have a taste of Italy in your herb container garden. And in our feature, oyster farmers clean up, literally!
IN THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: A so-called "ghost lake" in California comes roaring back – in a threatening way! Plus, at one solar farm – and others like it – something called "lamb-scaping," a green mowing alternative. In our Southern Gardening segment, just in time for Mother's Day, Eddie says be bold and adventurous – with containers! And finally, a new warning from the experts on antibiotic resistance in animals AND people.
IN THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: Was it government overreach? A Farmweek encore ag fraud story parallels the WOTUS debate! In Southern Gardening, a basket case! Hangin' around just might be the best way to become the talk of the town! Plus, with planting gradually gaining speed, what IS corn, anyway? Zac takes a second look at this a-maze-ing crop! And in our feature, a livestock ear-tag program with roots in the fight against the pandemic.