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1. "Farm and Family Showcase: Fish Tank" (Deborah Cooper/Assistant Manager) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:50] THE ANNUAL VIRGINIA TECH FARM AND FAMILY SHOWCASE WILL BE HELD SEPTEMBER 5TH, 6TH, AND 7TH. IN THIS REPORT WE ABOUT A SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

2."Farm and Family Showcase: Kids" (Deborah Cooper/Assistant Manager) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:46] CHILDREN WILL ENJOY A LOT OF ACTIVITIES AT VIRGINIA TECH’S FARM AND FAMILY SHOWCASE, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

3. "Farm and Family Showcase: Horses" (Deborah Cooper/Assistant Manager) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:56] VIRGINIA TECH’S ANNUAL FARM AND FAMILY SHOWCASE WILL HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. IN THIS REPORT WE HEAR ABOUT PROGRAMS FOR HORSE LOVERS. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

4. "2002 Farm Bill: Peanut Quota Gone" (Jim Pease/ Extension Economist) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:54] THE PEANUT QUOTA PROGRAM WHICH HELPED VIRGINIA PRODUCERS WAS ELIMINATED WHEN THE 2002 FARM BILL WAS SIGNED IN MAY. MORE IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

5. "2002 Farm Bill: Peanut Program" (Jim Pease/ Extension Economist) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:52] THE 2002 FARM BILL ELIMINATED THE PEANUT QUOTA PROGRAM. WE HEAR MORE IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

6. "Alternative ID Numbers for College Students" (Melissa Chase/Extension Consumer Education) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:46] A VIRGINIA TECH EXPERT HAS ADVICE ON HOW COLLEGE STUDENTS CAN PROTECT THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

7. "College Students: Watch Your Receipts" (Melissa Chase/Extension Consumer Education) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:44] COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVE A LOT OF PAPERWORK TO KEEP UP WITH, AND THEIR FINANCIAL TRANSACTION RECEIPTS SHOULD BE PART OF IT, ACCORDING TO A VIRGINIA TECH EXPERT. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

8. "College Students: Watch Your Possessions" (Melissa Chase/Extension Consumer Education) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:50] THE START OF A NEW YEAR ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES WILL INCLUDE A LOT OF NEW EXPERIENCES, BUT GETTING RIPPED OFF SHOULDN’T BE ONE OF THEM, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

9. "College Students: Watch Your Keys" (Melissa Chase/Extension Consumer Education) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:48] WHO HASN’T LOST THEIR KEYS AT LEAST ONCE? THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH CONTAINS ADVICE FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS ON HOW TO KEEP TRACK OF THESE ESSENTIAL POSSESSIONS. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

10. "’Couch Potato’ Pets and Diabetes" (John Robertson/Veterinary Medicine) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:56] PETS ARE PART OF THE FAMILY, TO THE POINT THAT THEY CAN SHARE AN OWNER’S SENDENTARY LIFESYLE AND GET ADULT ONSET DIABETES, JUST LIKE HUMANS. MORE IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

11. "Lessons from the West" (Shep Zedaker/Forestry) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:51] A VIRGINIA TECH PROFESSOR WILL USE SKILLS LEARNED FIGHTING FOREST FIRES OUT WEST TO TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO BETTER FIGHT WILDFIRES IN VIRGINIA. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

12. "Dreams up in Smoke?" (Shep Zedaker/Forestry) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:45] THE NEED OF VIRGINIANS TO BUILD THEIR DREAM HOMES IN THE WOODS MEANS AN INCREASED RISK THEY’LL LOSE EVERYTHING THEY HAVE TO A FOREST FIRE. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

13. "Learning and Teaching about Wildfires" (Shep Zedaker/Forestry) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:41] A VIRGINIA TECH PROFESSOR’S FIREFIGHTING WORK IN OREGON THIS SUMMER TRANSLATES INTO VALUABLE EXPERIENCE THAT WILL BE NEEDED IN VIRGINIA’S FOREST FIRE SEASON THIS FALL. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

14. "Bug-watching" (Reese Voshell/Entomology) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:55] A NEW BOOK GIVES NATURE LOVERS, TEACHERS, AND OTHERS A GLIMPSE INTO THE WORLD BENEATH THE SURFACE OF OUR RIVERS AND LAKES. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

15. "Roles in Nature" (Reese Voshell/Entomology) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:45] EVOLUTION OVER MILLIONS OF YEARS MEANS SPECIFIC CREATURES HAVE SPECIFIC ROLES TO PLAY…EVEN IF THOSE ROLES AREN’T OBVIOUS TO US. MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.