Retired Tulsa librarian Guy Lodsdon has studied the music of Woody Guthrie and others and now performs the music and writes books about the music’s history. He also has a connection to comedian Baxter Black. OPEN: (starts with music..) "Guy Logsdon call himself…" CLOSE: (music fades out) "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 2:07
HE’S STUDIED COWBOY MUSIC ALL HIS LIFE
NEW NO-TRESPASSING LAW SHOULD HELP THIS LANDOWNER
Jim Freudenburger describes how vandals are trespassing on his property, destroying gates and causing other damage to the land near Coyle in central Oklahoma. But even with the new law it will be tough to catch them. OPEN: "A no-trespassing law passed by…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:34
AG IN THE CLASSROOM SUMMER TOURS UNDERWAY *by intern Ruth Bobbitt
Teachers from across the state are visiting farms and businesses in central and northwestern Oklahoma now as part of the annual summer Ag in the Classroom tour. Intern Ruth Bobbitt has the story. OPEN: "Mary Ann Kelsey knows…" CLOSE: "I’m Ruth Bobbitt…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:59
RAINS FAR AND FEW BETWEEN
Greg Leonard is worried he may have to mow and bale his soybeans. The Afton, OK farmers says less than 50 percent of normal rains has fallen on his northeast Oklahoma farm this year. OPEN: "It rained last October…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:57
SPLASH AND DASH SHOWERS SOAK SOME BUT NOT EVERYONE
It’s all a matter of location and in Jim Freudenburger’s case, his farm near Coyle in central Oklahoma was in the right place at the right time to receive beneficial rain showers in early July. OPEN: "Spotty, hit and miss…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:59
Focus On Agriculture
COUNTRY PICNIC FOCUSES ON LEGISLATIVE ISSUE *by Dustin Mielke
Farm Bureau’s Dustin Mielke participated in an old-fashioned country picnic in Sequoyah County, near Lake Tenkiller. Local farmer Charles Sloan coordinated the event, which featured county and state politicians. OPEN: "With Oklahoma’s legislature…" CLOSE: "I’m Dustin Mielke…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:42
DROUGHT FORCES HIM TO SELL CATTLE *report by Dustin Mielke
In northeast Oklahoma, near the town of Delaware, Tony Morris talks with Farm Bureau’s Dustin Mielke about the drought and says he is selling off part of his cow herd because there is not enough hay. OPEN: "We’ll be alright…" CLOSE: "Dustin Mielke…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:33
FAILED WHEAT ACRES TURNED INTO STUNTED CORN ACRES
That’s okay, says Jimmy Wayne Kinder. In March, when the wheat crop was toast, he planted corn, hoping to have enough to feed his cattle. The drought cooked his corn, too, but not before his cattle gulped their share. OPEN: "I always thought…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:52
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