Old-fashioned fellowship flavored with ice cream made for a comfortable mix during the recent candidates forum sponsored by the Noble County Farm Bureau in Perry, Okla. Intern Ruth Bobbitt has the story. OPEN: "It was a termometer-popping 104…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:48

Eldon Merklin can’t remember a hotter, drier period in his more than 50 years on the farm and ranch near Mooreland in northwest Oklahoma. If it continues, he may have to sell some cattle. OPEN: "Triple-digit heat and drought…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:48

Thad Doye believes he can grow his own fuel. He has 100 acres of sunflowers he is turning into biodiesel. He is hosting a feild day Aug. 3 at the Hulen Community Church southweast of Lawton, Okla. OPEN: "Thad Doye is growing his own…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:57

Raising grass-fed beef for profit will be the focus of the annual grazing lands conference Aug. 11-12 at the Biltmore Hotel in Oklahoma City. Conference chairman and Waynoka, OK rancher Kim Barker explains. OPEN: "Preserving Oklahoma grass…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:45

The average Joe may not care about the World Trade Organization but Steve Kouplen says they should. He notes exports are important to our economy and WTO is the governing body for world exports. OPEN: "More than 60 percent of the…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:57

And that is frustrating farmers, says OFB President Steve Kouplen. He has just returned from Washington, D.C. where world trade talks were the main focus of an American Farm Bureau meeting. OPEN: "After months of mind-numbing…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:45

Scott Dvorak, Perry, OK farmer and rancher, talks with summer intern Ruth Bobbitt about the beneficial rains that fell just before the triple-digit heat arrived in central Oklahoma. OPEN: "Across much of Oklahoma…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:48

The wake-up call came early (3:30 a.m.)on the Morgan Ranch south of Bartlesville, OK July 18. The Tommy and Nellie Morgan family invited me to come along as they gathered 400 cattle for market. OPEN: "The sun was several hours from rising…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." (Nat sound fades out) TIME: 2:06