You have just topped a hill on a rural road and a large combine is moving towards you. What is your next move? Safety expert Justin Grego offers safety tips for the non-farm public. OPEN: "What the first thing you…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:59
SLOW DOWN DURING THIS BUSY HARVEST SEASON
Farm Bureau’s safety director Justin Grego suggests farmers should take time to be safe during this busy wheat harvest season. He says when you hurry, that’s when accidents happen. OPEN: "Now that wheat harvest is…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:57
THE BEEF REPORT WITH HEATHER BUCKMASTER
POULTRY LITTER ASH MAKES GOOD FERTILIZER
Scientist Dan Froelic talks about a pilot project in western Minnesota that is turning poultry litter into a high value fertilizer. That’s good news for Oklahoma as we have an abundant supply in eastern Oklahoma. OPEN: "Farmers anxious about paying…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:58
CROP INSURANCE CAN BE IMPROVED
As farmers scan the horizon, looking for trouble, many, but not all have crop insurance to ease their fears. Eldon Gould, manager of the Federal Crop Insurance program talks about how it could be improved. OPEN: "With every storm popping…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 2:00
PAY DAY IS FINALLY HERE
As Don Hankins anxiously awaits the start of wheat harvest on his Lawton, OK farm he talks about the strong desire for a good pay day. The veteran farmer says he has never seen anyone so "anxiety ridden" before. OPEN: "Farmers need a pay day…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:58
WHEAT HARVEST STARTS IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA
Combines are rolling along the Red River near Walters, OK. We talked with Jimmy Wayne Kinder who is just beginning to harvest his 5,000 acres. He expects to have an average yield of around 30 bushels per acre. OPEN: "The 2008 wheat harvest has…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:57
FARM BILL SHOULD BE CALLED A FOOD BILL
Most of the spending, for the new farm bill is on nutrition, conservation and other programs not directly tied to producing food. That’s why OFB President Mike Spradling says this bill benefits everyone as a "food bill." OPEN: "Consumers are having…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:57
Focus On Agriculture
HIS WORK IS VALUABLE
As the price of oil continues to climb, Ray Hunke’s work in the bio energy lab at Oklahoma State University grows ever more important. The O-State agricultural engineer is focusing on cellulosic ethanol. OPEN: "With a barrel of oil selling for more…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:48
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