Farms have long been the life-blood of Region 8 and KAIT documented numerous moments in the lives of farmer from seed to harvest.
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Farmer Hopes to Break Even Financially
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A farmer hopes his cotton and soybean sales break even, acknowledging that he likely will not be making a profit this season.
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Farmers Examine Crops
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Several farmers examine the season's crops, ensuring it is coming in healthy. There is also footage of tractors tilling the farm fields, farmland and frozen poultry.
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Footage from the Buffalo Island Livestock Show
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Livestock and their handlers attend the Buffalo Island Livestock Show.
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Greenfield Seeds Co. Employees Process Soybean Seeds
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Greenfield Seed Company employees process soybean seeds to sell to farmers.
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Man Complains About Government Interference with the Flow of Goods
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The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service speaks at a conference. An Interviewee states that they need more money and manpower in order to prevent government interference, claiming that the government is stopping the "flow of goods".
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Man Criticizes Recent Moratorium
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A man criticizes President Gerald Ford's administration for the recent moratorium which negatively affected farmers. He believes this will have an impact in the upcoming presidential election.
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Man Discusses Younger Generation Possibly Going Back into Farming
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KAIT8 reporter interviews a man at a 4H event on how younger demographics appear to return to farming and the need for younger farmers.
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Man Shares Solution to Prevent Spread of Cyst Nematode
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A man shares a possible solution to prevent the spread of cyst nematode by growing grain sorghum grow where soybean is at.
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Men Expresses the Need for Rice Legislation to Pass
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Several men gather in a farm field to express the need for the U.S. to pass rice legislation, indicating it can be used as a developmental tool instead of cash.
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People Attend an Irrigation Seminar
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People attend what appears to be a seminar or meeting regarding irrigation. One of the participants talks about the various types of irrigation systems.
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People Harvest and Process Crops
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Farmers harvest their crops and transport them to a gin or mill for processing.
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Proposed Farmer Assistance Plan Offers Partial Coverage
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A proposed "Ingram Plan" will only bring in 60% of what the farmers owe in the wake of the Hurley Bean bankruptcy incident.
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Representative Alexander Convenes the Rice Advisory Commission
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U.S. Representative Bill Alexander speaks with seven rice farmers from the First Congressional District who will serve as members of the Rice Advisory Committee.
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Riceland Rice Plant Stock Footage
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Footage contains several shots of the Riceland Rice facility with several homes in the foreground.
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Rice Mill Processes Rice
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A rice mill in Arkansas processes rice. A manager at the mill talks about how overproduction of rice last year is affecting prices but believes the market will recover this year.
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Sociologists Discuss Importance of Rural Areas
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Sociologists discuss importance of moving back to rural areas and strengthening natural resources.
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Thousands of Acres of Season's Crops Lost Due to Recent Floods
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Between 15,000 to 20,000 acres of crops are lost due to recent floods in Greene County and the Cache River Basin. The county is hoping the area will be declared a disaster area.
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Cotton Inc. Tests New Cotton Gin Incinerator
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KAIT8 reporter interviews Dr. Bill Lalor of Cotton Inc. concerning the tests they are running of new cotton gin incinerators. One test was run at Kiech-Shauver Gin in Monette and another at Schugtown Co-op Gin in Schugtown.
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Hurley Firm Representative Presents Plan to Pay Farmers
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A representative from Hurley Firm presents a plan on how soybean and rice farmers will be paid at a press conference. He states this will not prevent farmers from taking legal action against the company for putting their beans up for collateral.
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Interview about Increase in Rate of Labor
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An interviewee claims that the rate of labor and the population of laborers has increased. The interview is accompanied by clips of construction workers and farmers.
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Martrac Farms Bankruptcy Leads to Asset Contention
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Charlie Sue of Martrac Farms put the beans in Hurley's Bean House up for collateral. Now that the company is going bankrupt, the farmers want the rights to their beans back, but the banks want what they are owed.
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NFO Representative Discusses Changes in Agriculture
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A man from the National Farmers Organization (NFO) discusses changes in agriculture. He states that small scale farmers are going to have to cooperate to compete with large scale corporate farming.
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Riceland Foods Announces Expansion and New Facility
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Riceland Foods announces it is expanding its operations during a press conference in Jonesboro. They state rice is the most important food in the world especially given the global population increase.
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SCSA Razorback Chapter Meeting at A-State
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Razorback Chapter of the Soil Conservation Society of America meet at Arkansas State University. KAIT8 reporter interviews an attendee on efforts to prevent urbanization on fertile land.
