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Aging farmers leave uncertain TV LISTINGS future for the next generation sponsored by the BLUE GRASS, Iowa (AP) — Earl Martz winces at the idea that one day someone other than a Martz It’s not that the younger generation may work the farm his family has COLBY FREE PRESS owned for generations. doesn’t want to farm. it’s that we’ve cre- Martz, 71, raised hogs, corn and “ated so many economic barriers for them soybeans on the same 160 acres his to enter the field.” father bought in 1913. Two of his WEEKDAYS MARCH 21 - MARCH 27 three sons now are working the John Crabtree. land, but the future of the family Center for Rural Affairs, Lyon, Neb. farm seems uncertain. 6 AM 6:30 7 AM 7:30 8 AM 8:30 9 AM 9:30 10 AM 10:30 11 AM 11:30 Soaring land values and operat- KLBY/ABC Good Morning Good Morning America Martha The View Million- News ing costs, competition from large- H h Kansas aire KSNK/NBC News Cont’d Today Live With Regis Paid Paid scale operations, tax hurdles and Mike Duffy, professor of farm Jr., a 31-year-old part-time farmer L j and Kelly Program Program market forces have made it difficult economics at Iowa State University, from Donaldsonville, Ga., in the KBSL/CBS News Cont’d News The Early Show The 700 Club The Price Is Right The Young and the for young families to take over for says research in Iowa shows an in- state’s southwest corner. 1< NX Restless K15CG BBC Body Caillou Mister Beren. Cliff Pup Big Big Dragon Sesame Street Teletub- Barney- the nation’s graying farmers. crease in land held by joint tenants When he’s not driving trucks to d World Electric Rogers Bears World Tales bies Friends “I really don’t think my grand- and trusts — often by multiple heirs help pay the bills, Houston says he ESPN Sports- Varied Sports- Varied Programs Sports- Varied Programs Sports- Varied Programs children will farm,” said Martz, — as retirees turn the farm over to raises wheat, peanuts and cotton on O_ Center Center Center Center USA Walker, Texas JAG The District Nash Bridges Nash Bridges Texas Varied now a year into retirement. “We their children. 220 rented acres. But his dream is P^ Ranger Ranger don’t know what will happen to it, While some children choose to to follow in the footsteps of his fa- TBS Saved Saved Saved Saved Dawson’s Creek Movie Becker Becker really, after our two sons are done farm, many more have other ca- ther and grandfather and farm full P_ by Bell by Bell by Bell by Bell reers. As a result, Duffy says, mul- WGN Chang- Believer Happy Happy Hillbil- Hillbil- Rockford Files Matlock Magnum, P.I. farming here.” time. Pa ing Voice Days Days lies lies The questions facing the Martz tiple-heir ownership has put more “It’s so hard to be able to afford TNT Angel Charmed Charmed ER ER Judging Amy family are familiar to many Ameri- land in the hands of people who live extra land,” said Houston, adding QW can farmers and ranchers. away from the farm or out of state. that his father recently sold some DSC Paid Paid Paid Paid American Chopper American Chopper Varied Programs In 1982, 37 percent of Iowa farm- QY Program Program Program Program A 2002 survey by farm econo- farmland for $3,300 per acre. A&E Varied Programs City Confidential American Justice mists at Iowa State University land was owned by someone living “If your daddy isn’t already an Q^ found that nearly 25 percent of Iowa off the farm. By 2002, that had risen established, big farmer, where you HIST Varied Programs farmland owners are 75 or older. to 45 percent, according to Duffy’s Q_ can use the name to start up a part- NICK Oddpar- Oddpar- Spon- Spon- Dora the Go Blue’s Backyar- Dora the Wonder Lazy- Miss Another 24 percent are 65 to 74, and research. nership, you really don’t have much Rl ents ents geBob geBob Explorer Diego Clues digans Explorer Pets Town Spider nearly 22 percent are 55 to 64. “What we anticipate seeing is of a chance these days,” he said. DISN Break- Higgly- Ein- Doodle- JoJo’s Charlie The Koala Rolie Doodle- Charlie Rolie The most recent census by the more land being owned by more The federal government has pro- R] fast Bear town steins bops Circus & Lola Wiggles Brothers Polie bops & Lola Polie FAM Kong- Spider- Power Power The 700 Club Living Gilmore Girls Step by Full Full U.S. Department of Agriculture people who don’t live in the state grams designed to help a new gen- R_ Series Man Rangers Rangers the Life Step House House shows a similar trend nationwide. any more,” Duffy said. eration of farmers buy or rent land, HALL New Morning The Waltons The Waltons Little House on the Little House on the Diagnosis Murder SW Prairie Prairie Based on 2002 figures, the average “That just means more income but critics say the federal farm pay- age of America’s estimated 2 mil- leaves the state and the rural com- ment system offsets the good inten- lion farmers is 55.3 years. munities.” tions of future farming programs. The next national agriculture The trend also has contributed to “The reality is that agricultural census is scheduled for 2007, but rising land values and consolidation land, the value of it, the cost of it, WEEKDAYS MARCH 21 - MARCH 27 economists say there is scant evi- of land by bigger, established op- has been artificially inflated by the dence to suggest the trend will re- erators, officials say. unlimited farm payment system,” 12 PM 12:30 1 PM 1:30 2 PM 2:30 3 PM 3:30 4 PM 4:30 5 PM 5:30 While rising land prices benefit verse any time soon. said John Crabtree, spokesman of KLBY/ABC All My Children One Life to Live General Hospital Judge- Judge- Judge Judge News ABC Wld “The average age of the farmer is older farmers, many of whom rely the Center for Rural Affairs, a pri- H h Brown Brown Judy Judy News going up year after year after year,” on cash rent for retirement income, vate, nonprofit farm issues group KSNK/NBC News Inside Days of our Lives Passions The Ellen The Jeop- News NBC L j Edition DeGeneres Show Insider ardy! News said Pat O’Brien, an economist with inflated prices are discouraging the based in Lyon, Neb. KBSL/CBS News Bold, As the World Turns Guiding Light Dr. Phil Oprah Winfrey News CBS the American Farm Bureau. “And hopes of the next generation of “It’s not that the younger genera- 1< NX Beautiful News one result of that is that we’re see- farmers. tion doesn’t want to farm,” he said, K15CG Reading Lions Varied Programs Clifford- Cyber- Arthur Maya & Post- Zoom Busi- ing right now more and more land “It doesn’t take a very smart guy “it’s that we’ve created so many d Rainbow Red chase Miguel cards ness ESPN Varied Programs Around Interrup- SportsCenter being concentrated in the hands of to realize the numbers are stacked economic barriers for them to enter O_ the Horn tion older owners.” against you,” said Steven Houston the field.” USA Movie Varied Programs Movie Varied Programs Movie Varied Programs P^ Cont’d TBS Cosby Cosby Steve Steve Drew Drew Yes, Yes, Home Home Seinfeld Seinfeld P_ Show Show Harvey Harvey Carey Carey Dear Dear Improve. Improve. WGN News Magnum, P.I. Da Vinci’s Inquest Cosby Cosby Moesha Moesha Home Home Kansas education official to Pa Show Show Improve. Improve. TNT Judging Amy NYPD Blue Law & Order Law & Order Charmed Charmed QW DSC Varied Programs The New The FBI Files 48 Hours: Hard It Takes a Thief Cash Cash QY Detectives Evidence Cab Cab move on to national position A&E Cold Case Files Varied Programs City Confidential American Justice Q^ TOPEKA (AP) — The woman er’s job when former school chief cial education for the Shawnee Mis- HIST Modern Marvels Varied Programs Bob Corkins beat out to nab the job Andy Tompkins retired last year. sion School District, joined the Q_ NICK Dora the Go Spon- Spon- Jimmy Jimmy Oddpar- Oddpar- Spon- Drake & Ned’s Danny of Kansas commissioner of educa- She initially was one of two final- Kansas State Department of Educa- Rl Explorer Diego geBob geBob Neutron Neutron ents ents geBob Josh School Phantom tion has been picked to oversee ists for the job. Unable to make a tion in 1999 as director of special DISN Higgly- JoJo’s Lilo & Whis- Varied Programs Phil of That’s- Zack & Zack & most of the nation’s special-educa- decision, the state board reopened education and has led the division R] town Circus Stitch kers Future Raven Cody Cody tion programs. the search. Posny remained a final- of learning services since 2001. FAM Family Family Boy Mts. Boy Mts. Full Full Ground- Ground- Gilmore Girls 7th Heaven R_ Matters Matters World World House House ed-Life ed-Life Alexa Posny, the state’s deputy ist — this time one of five — when Corkins, who will choose Pos- HALL Matlock Matlock Little House on the Little House on the M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H education commissioner, will leave the board’s conservative majority SW Prairie Prairie ny’s replacement, was unavailable next month to become the director voted for Corkins in September. for comment. of the Office for Special Education The decision angered some su- Conservative and moderate Programs. It’s one of three divisions perintendents and educators be- school board members spoke high- of the federal Office of Special Edu- cause Corkins is a former lobbyist ly of Posny. TUESDAY MARCH 21 cation and Rehabilitative Services with no experience in education “It’s an acknowledgment of her at the U.S. Department of Educa- administration and had advocated tremendous skills and knowledge,” 6 PM 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 tion. for increased school choice. said Sue Gamble, a moderate mem- KLBY/ABC News Ent. Accord- Hope & Daugh- Daugh- Boston Legal Chitty News Nightline Jimmy Kimmel Live “This is an opportunity that only Posny said the search process ber of the school board from Shaw- H h (CC) Tonight ing-Jim Faith (N) ters ters Chitty Bang Bang (CC) (CC) (N) (CC) comes once in a lifetime,” Posny didn’t play a role in her decision to nee. “But she’s going to leave a KSNK/NBC News Wheel of Outra- Outra- Scrubs Scrubs Law & Order: SVU News The Tonight Show Late said. take the federal post. huge hole in the Department of Edu- L j Fortune geous geous (N) (CC) (N) (CC) With Jay Leno (CC) Night KBSL/CBS News Friends NCIS Boxed In (iTV) The Unit 200th Hour The Amazing Race News Late Show With Late Posny sought the commission- Posny, the former director of spe- cation.” 1< NX (CC) (CC) (CC) (N) (CC) 9 (N) (CC) (CC) David Letterman Late K15CG The NewsHour Nova America’s Small Fortunes: Frontline Mental BBC Baxter Charlie Rose (N) d With Jim Lehrer (N) Stone Age Explorers Microcredit health behind bars. World Black (CC) ESPN College Basketball: NIT Tournament College Basketball: NIT Tournament SportsCenter (Live) College Outside- People In The News O_ Second Round -- Teams TBA. (Live) (CC) Second Round -- Teams TBA. (Live) (CC) (CC) Gmday Lines USA Law & Order: SVU Movie: Intolerable Cruelty TTT (2003, Nashville Star (N) (CC) Law & Order: Law/Ord Prince Charles women. Under the agreement, the 2006 RiverRun International Film P^ Romance-Comedy) George Clooney. (CC) Criminal Intent SVU TBS Ray- Ray- Friends Friends Sex and Sex and Seinfeld Seinfeld Movie: Twister (1996) Storm chasers race left for two-week tour temporary injunction would remain Festival. P_ mond mond (CC) (CC) the City the City (CC) (CC) to test a new tornado-monitoring device. LONDON (AP) — Prince in effect without the necessity of an- He discussed his role in the 1972 WGN America’s Funniest Da Vinci’s Inquest Da Vinci’s Inquest WGN News at Nine WGN Becker America’s Funniest Charles and wife Camilla are to other court hearing, according to adventure-thriller “Deliverance.” Pa Home Videos (CC) The Hanged Man (CC) (CC) News (CC) Home Videos (CC) William Horton, a lawyer for Rock His character underwent an unfor- TNT Law & Order NBA Basketball: Houston Rockets at Dallas NBA Basketball: Phoenix Suns at Utah Jazz. Delta leave Monday for a two-week tour QW Tabloid (CC) (DVS) Mavericks. American Airlines Center. (Live) (CC) Center. (Live) (CC) of the Middle East and India, offi- who spoke to The Detroit News. gettably vivid sexual assault. “The DSC Dirty Jobs Plumber MythBusters Dirty Jobs (N) Oil, Sweat and Rigs Deadliest Catch MythBusters cials said. Paperwork to permanently block whole ‘squeal-like-a-pig’ thing ... QY Plumbing. Helium Football (CC) Saving MARS (N) Off-load. (CC) Helium Football (CC) The Prince of Wales and the the release of the tape is expected to came from guess who?” Beatty A&E Cold Case Files Bounty Bounty Dog the Bounty Dallas SWAT (CC) Crossing Jordan Bounty Bounty be filed early next week, the news- said. Q^ (CC) Hunter Hunter Hunter (N) (CC) (CC) Hunter Hunter former Camilla Parker Bowles, the HIST Modern Marvels Shootout! (CC) Six Degrees of Modern Marvels Zero Hour The Last Shootout! (CC) Duchess of Cornwall, are scheduled paper said. As the audience laughed, he the- Q_ Rubber Rubber. Francis Bacon (CC) The F-14 (CC) Hour of Flight 11 to make stops in Egypt, Saudi Lawyers for the company, World atrically put his head in his hands NICK Oddpar- Jimmy Spon- Grown Full Hi-Jinks Rose- Rose- Rose- Cosby Fresh Fresh Wide Red Light District, did not and silently pointed to himself. Rl ents Neutron geBob Up House Jon Cryer anne anne anne Show Prince Prince Arabia and India. DISN Phil of That’s- Movie: The Cheetah Girls TT (2003, Ameri- Even Zack & That’s- Phil of Kim The tour, the couple’s second of- return messages left Saturday seek- Beatty then explained how director R] Future Raven Comedy-Drama) Raven. (CC) can Drgn Stevens Cody Raven Future Possible ficial trip together, aims to improve ing comment. John Boorman encouraged him to FAM Smallville Ageless Movie: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Whose Whose The 700 Club (CC) Beautiful People A Britain’s profile and promote inter- Last month, federal Judge John improvise the scene with Bill R_ (CC) Factory TTT (1971) Gene Wilder. Line? Line? Tale of Two Parties HALL Walker, Texas Walker, Texas Movie: A Place Called Home (2004, M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H faith tolerance and the prince’s en- Feikens in Detroit signed a tempo- McKinney, his on-screen tor- SW Ranger Tiger’s Eye Ranger (CC) Drama) Ann-Margret, Matthew Settle. (CC) (CC) (CC) Bombed (CC) vironmental initiatives, according rary order that stopped the company menter. to a statement from the prince’s of- from distributing or promoting the Despite identifying himself as a fice. tape. character actor, “I think I look like The royals will start in Egypt, Kid Rock’s lawyers sued Red a leading man,” Beatty joked. WEDNESDAY MARCH 22 where they are to lay a wreath at war Light, which made headlines in The festival held in Winston-Sa- graves in El Alamein and attend an 2004 by distributing the Paris lem included 25 feature films and exhibition of Islamic art. From Hilton sex video. The lawsuit 44 short films. 6 PM 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 there, they will travel to Saudi sought a permanent court order KLBY/ABC News Ent. George Freddie Lost The Whole The Evidence Pilot News Nightline Jimmy Kimmel Live halting sale or distribution of the H h (CC) Tonight Lopez (N) (CC) Truth (N) (CC) (Series Premiere) (CC) (CC) (N) (CC) Arabia to attend meetings on edu- KSNK/NBC News Wheel of Deal or No Deal (N) Law & Order Heist Pilot (Series News The Tonight Show Late cation and work training. video. L j Fortune (CC) America, Inc. (CC) Premiere) (N) (CC) With Jay Leno (CC) Night Their tour wraps up in India, Stapp also has filed a federal law- KBSL/CBS News Friends Out of Courting Criminal Minds A CSI: NY Necrophilia News Late Show With Late suit in Los Angeles to stop the com- 1< NX (CC) (CC) Practice Alex (N) Real Rain (N) (CC) Americana (iTV) (N) (CC) David Letterman Late where the pair will attend the Brit- K15CG The NewsHour A Conversation Exploring Space: The Quest for Life BBC As Time Charlie Rose (N) ish high commissioner’s annual re- pany from selling or promoting the d With Jim Lehrer (N) With Jerry Moran Computer-animated deep-space imagery. World Goes By (CC) ception for diplomats, politicians video. And a woman who claims to ESPN Sports- NBA NBA Basketball: Miami Heat at Detroit Pistons. NBA Basketball: San Antonio Spurs at Denver and businessmen. The prince — be involved in the video has sued O_ Center Palace of Auburn Hills. (Live) (CC) Nuggets. Pepsi Center. (Live) (CC) Stapp for invasion of privacy. For more information on USA Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: Law & Order: Law & Order: Law & Order: Law & Order: SVU known for his interest in the envi- donating blood, please call 1- P^ Criminal Intent Criminal Intent Criminal Intent Criminal Intent ronment and young people — is Red Light acknowledged the tape 888-719-8929 or in the TBS Ray- Ray- Ray- Ray- Ray- Ray- Sex and Sex and Movie: The Birdcage TTT (1996, expected to discuss his ideas for came from a third party, but a com- P_ mond mond mond mond mond mond the City the City Comedy) Robin Williams. (CC) pany lawyer has denied that it was WGN America’s Funniest Becker Becker Home Home WGN News at Nine Sex and Becker America’s Funnies sustainable farming, water conser- Pa Home Videos (CC) (CC) (CC) Improve. Improve. (CC) the City (CC) Home Videos (CC) stolen. vation and jobs. TNT Law & Order Law & Order Bounty Movie: O Brother, Where Art Thou? TTT Movie: O Brother, Where Art Thou? TTT The couple’s first official foreign Ned Beatty accepts Master QW Mother’s Day (CC) (DVS) (2000, Comedy-Drama) George Clooney. (2000, Comedy-Drama) George Clooney. trip together was a tour of the United of Cinema award DSC Extreme Everything You MythBusters (CC) Everything You Dirty Jobs (CC) Everything You WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) QY Engineering (CC) Need to Know Need to Know (N) Need to Know States in November. A&E Cold Case Files Bounty Bounty Inked Inked Spying Spying Crossing Jordan Bounty Bounty Kid Rock reaches agreement — Ned Beatty says he sees himself Q^ (CC) Hunter Hunter (CC) (CC) on Self on Self Ties That Bind (CC) Hunter Hunter regarding video as a quintessential character actor. HIST Modern Marvels Oil Modern Marvels Modern Marvels Modern Marvels (N) Incredible But Modern Marvels DETROIT (AP) — Lawyers for Although the leading man may Q_ Tankers (CC) Trucking industry. Failed Inventions (CC) True? (CC) Trucking industry. NICK Oddpar- Jimmy Spon- Grown TV Land Awards 2006 Television history. Rose- Cosby Fresh Fresh Kid Rock and a California company get the girl, he said, as a character Rl ents Neutron geBob Up (N) anne Show Prince Prince have reached a tentative agreement actor, “you make things happen. DISN Phil of That’s- Movie: Twitches (2005, Fantasy) Reunited Life With Even Zack & That’s- Phil of Kim to extend a judge’s order blocking You drive the story on.” R] Future Raven twins use magic against evil. Tia Mowry. Derek Stevens Cody Raven Future Possible Beatty, who has appeared in more FAM Movie: The Parent Trap TTT (1998, Comedy) Reunited twin Whose Whose The 700 Club (CC) Home Home the release of an explicit sex video R_ girls try to get their parents back together. Lindsay Lohan. (CC) Line? Line? Videos Videos featuring the rap-rocker, former than 100 films, accepted the Mas- HALL Walker, Texas Walker, Texas Movie: Family Plan TZ (2005, Comedy) M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H ter of Cinema award Saturday at the SW Ranger Money Train Ranger (CC) Tori Spelling, Greg Germann. (CC) (CC) (CC) (CC) (CC) Creed singer Scott Stapp and four