USDA Secretary Ed Shafer will address OFB members Nov. 14 during the opening session of the 67th annual OFB convention. OFB President Mike Spradling says this will be a record-setting event for the group. OPEN: "USDA Secretary Ed Schafer…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:54

In this report we hear from two of the 32 international students attending OSU who participated in the recent tour of Panhandle agriculture. The students featured in this report are from Iraq and Brazil. OPEN: "My grandfather was a farmer…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:53

In mid-October Tyler Mayer and other Guymon area farmers hosted the 10th annual OSU international students tour. For Mayer, it was a chance to show off Panhandle agriculture. OPEN: "The world just got a little…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:40

Alex Avery believes our climate may be changing but is reluctant to call it global warming. Avery works for the Hudson Institute, a "think tank" based in Washington, D.C. OPEN: "Alex Avery is not ready to jump…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:32

We recently talked with Alex Avery, Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C., about research indicating grass-fed beef may not be more environmentally friendly than grain fed beef. OPEN: "Is grass fed beef more…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:40

In this report, Dustin Mielke talks with Charlie Colbentz, a Choteau, OK fertilizer dealer who is concerned the rising cost of fertilizer is driving some people out of business in northeast Oklahoma. OPEN: "High input costs on the farm…" CLOSE: "I’m Dustin Mielke…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 2:00

OFB’s Dustin Mielke talks with Marvin Wyatt who farms near Lawton, OK about his move to plant barley this fall. Wyatt says this is his second attempt to plant the relatively new crop on his farm. OPEN: "I can’t even tell you the last time…" CLOSE: "Dustin Mielke…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 2:00

According to American Farm Bureau’s informal survey of 16 key market basket items, food prices increased 4 percent in the third quarter. Economist Jim Sartwelle says "blame it on higher energy prices." OPEN: "Third quarter 2008…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:48