Best Mississippi Department Of Agriculture Podcasts (2024)

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Fresh-Cut Flower Industry is BLOOMING 18:05

10h ago18:05

18:05

Join Claude Nash, Editor of the Mississippi Market Bulletin, in this week’s discussion of lovely, fresh-cut flowers — the specialty of the day. In this Freshly Picked episode, Claude has lively conversations with Donna Yowell from Flower Growers of Mississippi and Paige Manning, Director of Marketing Development at MDAC about the blossoming beautie…

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Welcome to Freshly Picked 0:40

2d ago0:40

0:40

Freshly Picked will be all around specialty crops: those highly cultivated fruits, nuts, trees, plants, and flowers we grow in Mississippi. We want to let folks know, through engaging interviews with growers, chefs, horticulturalists, and goods makers that specialty crops are worth seeking out. Each 30-minute Freshly Picked podcast episode will hig…

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One woman is walking from Chicago to Montgomery to speak out about racial injustice 4:44

7h ago4:44

4:44

Besides walking, Rachelle Zola performs her one-woman show, Late: A Love Story. In the show, Zola shares her journey of learning about racial inequality.By WBHM 90.3

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These 3 farms are an example of Mississippi’s growing network of sustainable agriculture 4:19

24h ago4:19

4:19

A group of Mississippi farmers is taking advantage of more federal support for climate-smart agriculture, with plans to grow membership and train others.By WBHM 90.3

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A plan to fix Jackson’s water system could cost all of Mississippi its food stamps 4:41

22d ago4:41

4:41

The DOJ and USDA said using a SNAP recipient’s information to distribute JXN Water’s roughly $30 discount to low-income customers would violate privacy.By WBHM 90.3

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Q&A: A New Orleans Dollar General employee discusses $12M settlement, store closures, more 5:06

11d ago5:06

5:06

Dollar General stocker and advocate David Williams hopes the complaint and settlement will lead to positive changes for employees.By WBHM 90.3

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Keeping the Coosa safe one bag of river water at a time 3:12

10d ago3:12

3:12

Each summer, Coosa Riverkeeper publishes a virtual guide that shows the levels of contaminants at around fifty popular swimming holes on the Coosa River every week.By WBHM 90.3

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Meet the people working to protect Southern protesters’ civil rights 5:11

24d ago5:11

5:11

Legal observers are trained to painstakingly document everything that happens at a protest. They've become more crucial as demonstrations have ramped up.By WBHM 90.3

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Nissan workers in Mississippi consider another union campaign: VW ‘proved it can be done’ 4:40

7d ago4:40

4:40

Pro-union workers at the Canton, Mississippi, plant say Volkswagen proved the UAW can win in the South, but other factors are in play — like the 2024 election.By WBHM 90.3

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Voting advocates in Alabama’s District 2 are training, gearing up for 2024 election 2:08

1M ago2:08

2:08

Nearly 40 participants took part in a recent Community Action Training to better prepare for the majority-Black district’s first election since being redrawn.By WBHM 90.3

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New book tries to recapture the narrative on aging 5:18

15d ago5:18

5:18

Look at mainstream culture and it’s clear – youth is king. But a new book pushes back against that notion. The book Old Enough celebrates the process of aging.By WBHM 90.3

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Understaffed, the Birmingham Police Department is trying to rebuild trust and its ranks 3:08

1M ago3:08

3:08

Police departments nationally, especially larger agencies, have seen a drop in recruits and an increase in resignations and retirements, since prior to the pandemic. Some indicators are pointing to a turnaround.By WBHM 90.3

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Q&A: Baldwin & Co. bookstore owner on James Baldwin’s impact, carrying on his legacy 4:36

1M ago4:36

4:36

DJ Johnson discusses Baldwin’s lasting legacy ahead of a 100th birthday celebration, and the importance of keeping Black businesses thriving in New Orleans.By WBHM 90.3

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What’s unique about this Gadsden restaurant? It’s more than the food 4:36

1M ago4:36

4:36

Beautiful Rainbow Café is unusual. Students with significant cognitive disabilities staff the café, and it’s one of few vegetarian-only restaurants in Alabama.By WBHM 90.3

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In Louisiana, mutual aid networks help residents prepare for the peak of hurricane season 4:29

25d ago4:29

4:29

Groups like Micah 6:8 Mission are forming mutual aid networks to help fill in the gaps left by federal funding — pooling and volunteering resources.By WBHM 90.3

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‘Southern Rock Opera’ revisited: celebrating two decades of the Drive-By Truckers’ landmark album 4:56

1M ago4:56

4:56

When the Drive-By Truckers released their third studio album, Southern Rock Opera, in 2001, they might not have foreseen the impact it would have on the Muscle Shoals-bred group or the Southern rock style as a whole.By WBHM 90.3

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In Mississippi, student filmmakers tell Emmett Till’s story through their lenses 4:02

1M ago4:02

4:02

The Mississippi Delta Film Academy's program helps local students reimagine Till's tragic story and deepen their understanding of their region.By WBHM 90.3

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Mixed reaction to anti-crime program which blocks some Birmingham streets 3:07

1M ago3:07

3:07

Streets in Birmingham’s East Lake neighborhood are now blocked by brightly painted concrete barriers and houseplants in a new effort by Mayor Randall Woodfin to reduce crime. They’ve been placed there by the mayor’s office as part of a new initiative in a neighborhood plagued by shootings, drug dealing, prostitution and more.…

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Fresh-Cut Flower Industry is BLOOMING 18:05

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Welcome to Freshly Picked 0:40

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One woman is walking from Chicago to Montgomery to speak out about racial injustice 4:44

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These 3 farms are an example of Mississippi’s growing network of sustainable agriculture 4:19

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A plan to fix Jackson’s water system could cost all of Mississippi its food stamps 4:41

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Q&A: A New Orleans Dollar General employee discusses $12M settlement, store closures, more 5:06

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Keeping the Coosa safe one bag of river water at a time 3:12

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Meet the people working to protect Southern protesters’ civil rights 5:11

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Nissan workers in Mississippi consider another union campaign: VW ‘proved it can be done’ 4:40

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Voting advocates in Alabama’s District 2 are training, gearing up for 2024 election 2:08

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New book tries to recapture the narrative on aging 5:18

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Understaffed, the Birmingham Police Department is trying to rebuild trust and its ranks 3:08

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Q&A: Baldwin & Co. bookstore owner on James Baldwin’s impact, carrying on his legacy 4:36

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What’s unique about this Gadsden restaurant? It’s more than the food 4:36

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In Louisiana, mutual aid networks help residents prepare for the peak of hurricane season 4:29

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‘Southern Rock Opera’ revisited: celebrating two decades of the Drive-By Truckers’ landmark album 4:56

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In Mississippi, student filmmakers tell Emmett Till’s story through their lenses 4:02

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Mixed reaction to anti-crime program which blocks some Birmingham streets 3:07

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