Tom Null’s family operates a seed cleaning and sales business near Hobart, Okla. and he says there is a good supply of high quality wheat available for farmers to plant this fall. OPEN: "There should be more than…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:50
PLENTIFUL SUPPLY OF QUALITY SEED WHEAT AVAILABLE FOR FALL
AIR QUALITY STANDARDS INCREASE MANUFACTURING COSTS
When the USDA Air Quality Task Force toured the Charles Machine Works (Ditch Witch trenchers) in Perry, Okla. owner Ed Malzahn said it could cost his customers million of dollars to buy new equipment. OPEN: "There is a four-step process…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 2:41
COMING TO A FARM NEAR YOU…
Government regulators enforcing new air quality standards could tell you to stop stirring up the dust with your tractor. Kevin Rogers farms near Phoenix, AZ and he says they are targeting agriculture. OPEN: "When the wind blows dust across Kevin Rogers’ farm…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:58
RAINS WERE A ”BLESSING”
More than 7 inches of rain fell on Bart Weidel’s ranch near Muskogee, Okla. over the Labor Day weekend. It arrived just in time to fill ponds and perk up the fall pasture for his cattle. OPEN: "The rains that fell on Bart…" CLOSE: "…the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:37
SOMETHING GOOD IS GOING TO HAPPEN…
John Watkins could just smell it in the air…the Lawton, Okla. farmer knew it was going to rain on his parched wheat fields so he hurried to finish applying anhydrous ammonia fertilizer. OPEN: "John Watkins had just finished…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:43
Focus On Agriculture
GOOD EXPECTATIONS TURN TO DISAPPOINTMENT AT HARVEST TIME
Curt Roberts is harvesting 10 bushels of soybeans per acre when he should be harvesting 40 bushels. The Arcadia, Okla. farmer says the corn is better, but not much, as it is averaging about 70 percent of normal. OPEN: "In April Curt Roberts planted 275 acres…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:46
HE IS THANKFUL FOR WHAT LITTLE CROPS HAVE SURVIVED THE DROUGHT
Frustrated by the drought? Yes, but Scott Neufeld is also thankful for having good crops earlier in the growing season on his farm near Fairview in northwest Oklahoma. OPEN: "Scott Neufeld is frustrated by…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:54
THEY’VE GOT A BUNCH OF STUFF ON THEIR MINDS
During a series of meetings around the state in August, farmers and ranchers discussed a basket full of issues. We took the roving microphone to the Enid, Okla. meeting and talked with Scott Dvorak, Perry. OPEN: (nat sound of farmers greeting and discussing the weather)…"It was 100…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 2:19
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