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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.

The Environmental Protection Agency updates its pesticide handling rules for farm workers. In The Food Factor...find out when to drink water and when to drink a sports drink. In Southern Gardening, find out how this gardener added some rusty pockets in his landscape. In the Markets... A potential for soybean prices to fall back. Some cattle numbers provide a positive note for the beef sector. In the Feature Segment...It is the start of our 39th season on Farmweek. Today you'll see the first feature story that aired in 1977. This 81 year-old cattle-woman will amaze you.

Today on Farmweek... Avian Flu news, The USDA tells what it has found so far in the test of wild migratory birds. Mississippi 4-H'ers learn about the business world while touring cooperatives in the State. The Food Factor's Natasha Haynes explains uses for honey in your everyday food preparation. Southern Gardening... Meet a couple that not only attracts butterflies to their landscape but they grow them as well. In the Markets... Farm payments could be smaller if a Federal budget isn't in place by September 30.

Today on Farmweek... The latest Crop Report Changes the harvested acreage number for several crops. What's for breakfast at your house? If it's cereal, Natasha Haynes will have some pointers on picking a good one. In Southern Gardening...Colossal Caladiums are great for the shade and they thrive on neglect. In the markets... corn prices get support from a drop in ending stock estimates. Cotton trades on a smaller-than-expected hike in production. In the Feature Segment... McCullar Orchard Peaches of Batesville.