Episode 2:
August 9th and 10th
Jim
travels just outside of Anniston to the small town of Alexandria where
he meets David Wright of Wright Dairy. David shows Jim around his farm
and facilities allowing him to see, first hand, the operation of a
successful dairy. The Wright’s are the only dairy-farming family in
the state who milks cows, bottles the milk and sells the milk all on the
farm.
Grace
heads to the State Capital, home of Alabama’s annual Southeastern
Livestock Exposition (SLE) and Rodeo held each spring. Alabama residents
may know all about the rodeo, but there’s a lot more to the SLE than
bucking bulls. Watch as Grace goes behind the scenes to discover all
this event has to offer.
Chuck
and Kevin Rhoades, The Management Advantage Consulting Service,
demonstrate how to properly electro-fish a farm pond. They discuss
how to take the information gained from an electro-fishing survey to
create a proper management plan.
Episode 3:
August 16th and 17th
If
you’re a dog lover, then you’ll enjoy Jim’s visit with James
Thomas, owner of Valley Kennels in Slocomb. James is a renowned Border
Collie trainer who got interested in herd dogs back in 1979. He’ll
show how to successfully work cattle with a dog team using voice
commands.
Grace
heads to Sand Rock to meet with the Bailey Brothers, three talented
young men who share a passion for farming, FFA and bluegrass music.
These three young men show off their musical abilities and recall their
childhood growing up on their Sand Mountain farm.
Chuck
turkey hunts in Elmore County and discusses proven techniques to harvest
pressured Alabama gobblers.
Episode 4:
August 23rd and 24th
Jim
is at Oakview Farms Granary near Wetumpka to talk to Joe and Patty
Lambrecht about how they make the gourmet stone ground corn meal, grits,
whole wheat and unbleached flours they sell to some of the finer
restaurants in Alabama and to the general public via walk-in traffic and
mail order.
Grace
visits with Agriscience Education teacher Kelly Pritchett of Goshen High
School to learn more about the new Ag Academy in Pike County. Here
students can further their agriscience education to better prepare them
for careers in the agricultural industry or to pursue an advanced degree
in agriculture.
Chuck
and Don Keller, American Sport Fish, discuss the benefits of using
fertilizer to improve the quality of fish found in a farm pond or
lake.
Episode
5: August 30th
and 31st
Jim
heads to Marion County to visit with world-renown potter Jerry
Brown. Having hand-crafted stoneware pieces displayed in the Smithsonian
Institute, this ninth generation craftsman shows us how to
throw a pot with clay dug from a 110-year-old pit near his
house and then ground by possibly the last mule-driven clay
mill in the United States.
Grace
travels back to Montgomery where she makes a visit to the Alabama
Cattlemens’ Mooseum. Watch as elementary students from Zion Chapel
learn more about cattle and the beef industry through interactive and
creative learning stations.
Chuck
and Brian Sheppard discuss the art of growing summer foods plots in
Alabama. This topic is of such interest to wildlife managers throughout
the state that two weeks will be devoting to this subject. Watch for the
second half of this segment to air September 6th and 7th.
Remember,
show days and times are:
Mobile/Pensacola
WKRG Channel 5
Sunday 5 – 5:30 a.m.
Montgomery
WAKA Channel 8
Saturday 11:30 a.m. – 12 noon
Sunday 5:30 – 6:00 a.m.
Montgomery/Dothan
WSFA Channel 12
Sunday 6 – 6:30 a.m.
Birmingham
WVTM Channel 13
Sunday 5:30 – 6:00 a.m.
Huntsville
WAFF Channel 48
Sunday 6:30 – 7:00 a.m.
