A staple since 1977, ‘Farmweek’ has changed with the times and survived on Mississippi television

by Nash Nunnery Published: April 24,2011
Tags: agriculture, Artis Ford, Farmweek, Leighton Spann, Mississippi Educational Television, Mississippi Public Broadcasting
According to the final Nielson television ratings, the “Six Million Dollar Man,” “Charlie’s Angels” and “MASH” were the top three network television shows in 1977. In October that year, a 30-minute newsmagazine program devoted to Mississippi agriculture quietly debuted statewide on Mississippi public broadcasting stations. And not unlike the Energizer Bunny, “Farmweek” keeps going and [...] [...]
