But Joel Hicks believes there will be enough for your peanut butter sandwich. Hicks has 150 acres of peanuts near Leon in southern Oklahoma and says his irrigated crop is okay but the dry land…forget it! OPEN: "Do you like peanut candy…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:51
RUNNING ON EMPTY
The water wells on Paul Freundt’s Guthrie, OK farm are running low. He is concerned about having enough water for his livestock and he says the drought has sucked the life out of his grain crops. OPEN: (Song intro…) …"If only it would rain…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." (Song fades out) TIME: 1:58
USDA TRANSFERS STATE CONSERVATIONIST TO TEXAS
And it is upsetting the Oklahoma agriculture community because they considered Darrel Dominick a friend of agriculture. Farm Bureau president Steve Kouplen says Dominick was an excellent conservationist. OPEN: "The news hit Oklahoma farmers…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:25
Focus On Agriculture
THE BEEF REPORT WITH HEATHER BUCKMASTER
SOUTH KOREA EMERGING AS MAJOR MARKET FOR U.S. BEEF
Farm Bureau Media Producer Dustin Mielke talks with Joe Schuele, National Cattlemen’s Beef Assoc., about selling U.S. beef in the far east, especially South Korea. That market has recently opened after the BSE scare. OPEN: "If you could step back in time…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:55
TURNING SUNFLOWERS INTO FUEL
During a late July field day south of Lawton, Thad Doye demonstrated how he is turning sunflowers into biodiesel for his farm trucks and tractors. Thad and his father Damon, are convinced this can work. OPEN: (Nat sound of engine)… "The one cylinder diesel…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 2:13
IRRIGATION KEEPING HIM BUSY AND IN BUSINESS
Robert Ross irrigates 700 acres of prime farm land in the Arkansas River Valley near Webbers Falls, OK. The irrigation has allowed him to keep his crops alive. But his dryland crops may not survive the drought. OPEN: "Robert Ross has been extremely…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:56
COOL CHICKENS
Randy Allen is keeping his chickens cool and comfortable in their specially-modified poultry houses near Jay, OK. He describes how fans and water combine to cool the inside temperature 20 degrees or more. OPEN: "Randy Allen’s chickens are…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:41
CORN CROP ONLY ABOUT AVERAGE
But "average" is very good considering the drought and hear, says James Fuser, Afton, OK. He started harvesting his corn several dyas ago and the yields are around 90 bushels to the acre. OPEN: "James Fuser had high hopes…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:47
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