Oklahoma farmers are struggling to finish planting winter wheat. Near Enid, Joe Peeper took the wet wetaher in stride as he works to plant about 200 acres. He is not concerned the late planting will impact yields. OPEN: “Joe Peeper is taking the weather…” CLOSE: “…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.” TIME: 1:43

In it’s annual Thanksgiving dinner survery, American Farm Bureau reveals the cost has dropped $2 this year to feed a group of 10 guests. Economist Bob Young says it is because milk prices have gone down. OPEN: “Your traditional Thanksgiving…” CLOSE: “…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.” TIME: 2:04

Dustin Mielke interviews Matt Helton as he harvests cotton near Altus in southwest Oklahoma. Helton says they are glad to finally get in the field after being delayed by wet weather and notes the yields are great. OPEN: (Open with nat sound) “Cotton pickers are rolling…” CLOSE: “I’m Dustin Meilke…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.” TIME: […]

In this report, Dustin Mielke talks with Jared Helton about the variety of diseases that have encroached on his cotton fields this fall, robbing the crop of valuable tonnage. Helton farms near Altus in southwest Oklahoma. OPEN: “With most of Oklahoma’s cotton…” CLOSE: “I’m Dustin Meilke…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.” TIME: 1:56

Keith Miller has harvested most of the crops on his farm near Great Bend but many Kansas farmers are still struggling to get the crop out of the soggy fields. Miller says they’re not complaining because yields are great. OPEN: “November started out promising…” CLOSE: “…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.” TIME: 1:50

It is possible that by the time you hear this report, Brook Strader will have caught up on his farm chores. But when we talked to him Nov. 8, the Okeene, OK farmer said he still had 900 acres of wheat to plant. OPEN: “Brook Strader is behind…” CLOSE: “…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.” TIME: […]

AFBF Lobbyist Mary Kay Thatcher believes the proposed climate change legislation will take land out of food production and push land into forestry in an effort to reduce carbon footprints. OPEN: “The climate change legislation…” CLOSE: “…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.” TIME: 1:37