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Items from Thursday, November 05, 2009
01. NO MAJOR CROP SUPPLY SHORTAGES YET FROM HARVEST DELAYS
Duration 00:01:00 Dept WAOB
Author GCRAWFORD
The very late harvest is not causing major supply shortages for crop users....at least not yet. (Gary Crawford, Brad Rippey and Jerry Norton)
02. SOME CROPS BEING HARVESTED CAUSING PROBLEMS DUE TO MOISTURE
Duration 00:01:00 Dept WAOB
Author GCRAWFORD
Crops are very slowly coming out of the fields, but those crops, in many cases, are causing problems by being too wet. ( Gary Crawford and Jerry Norton)
03. ACTUALITY: BETTER WEATHER FOR HARVEST THIS WEEK IS A GOOD SIGN
Duration 00:00:28 Dept WAOB
Author GCRAWFORD
Jerry Norton, USDA grains analyst, saying this week's better harvest weather will help keep market pipelines moving.
04. TEXAS RAINFALL STARTING TO PROVIDE BENEFITS
Duration 00:00:59 Dept WAOB
Author RBAIN
After a long drought in South Texas, rainfall this fall, and forecasted precipitation going into Spring 2010, should benefit the region. (Rod Bain and Meteorologist Brad Rippey)
05. HARVESTING WATER FOR A SUSTAINABLE URBAN LIFESTYLE
Duration 00:01:00 Dept NIFA
Author RBAIN
The sustainable practice of placing buckets and barrels of water under bathtub faucets and rain gutter spouts can provide extra moisture for indoor and outdoor plants. (Rod Bain and Leslie Allen of University of Nevada Extension)
06. LONE BELTWAY FARMER
Duration 00:00:59 Dept FSA
Author SCARTER
He's the only farmer inside the DC, Maryland, Virginia beltway, he's up in age and he's still going strong. (Susan Carter and farmer Charlie Koiner)
07. PASS THE FARMING TORCH
Duration 00:01:00 Dept FSA
Author SCARTER
A long time farmer offers some advice for those younger and less experienced coming up behind him. (Susan Carter and farmer Charlie Koiner)
08. ACTUALITY: LESS LAND FOR FARMING
Duration 00:00:28 Dept FSA
Author SCARTER
An older farmer, Charlie Koiner sees open space that used be used and could be used for farm land is being gobbled up.
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