Matt Muller, Blair, Okla., doesn’t mind the label "small family farmer." He’s able to make a comfortable living for his wife and four children on a farm half the size most farmers have today.
THEY’RE HAVING FUN HARVESTING WHEAT!
Three generations of Bolays are busy harvesting the rewards of nine months of hard labor on their Perry, Okla. farm. Mike Bolay says it’s fun harvesting a bumper crop with yields of 40 and 50 bushel to the acre.
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THE BEEF REPORT WITH MICHAEL KELSEY
DAIRY IS CELEBRATED DURING JUNE
National Dairy Month is being celebrated throughout the month of June, and Karen Gunther, a New York dairy farmer, is trying to boost dairy consumption, OSU summer intern Marcy Grundmann has the report. OPEN: "Karen Gunther has 31 years of experience…" CLOSE: "…Marcy Grundmann…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:22
CRICKETS DESTROYING UTAH CROPS AND GRASSLANDS
Officials are calling it the worst infestation of crickets in Utah since WWII. Nephi, Utah rancher Duane Anderson calls it a messy problem as he describes the black insects devouring his central Utah ranch. OPEN: "They get 2 1/2 inches…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:52
SOUTH AFRICAN YOUNG FARMER DREAMS OF HOME
Young farmer Heroldt Tolmay doesn’t mind the heat and dirt of an Oklahoma wheat field but he does occasionally dream of his family farm back home in South Africa. OPEN: "Twenty-one-year-old Heroldt Tolmay is…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:54
SOUTH AFRICAN FARMERS HARVEST OKLAHOMA WHEAT
Four of Jerry Whitney’s custom harvesting crew are from South Africa because he says it’s hard to find enough qualified U.S. workers. Heroldt Tomay is in his third year of working here and he enjoys the work. OPEN: "Jerry Whitney can harvest 500 acres…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau. TIME: 2:10
RAINS DELAYS FRUSTRATING FOR FARMERS AND CUSTOM HARVESTERS
Jerry Whitney is a South Dakota custom wheat harvester who is spending a lot of time waiting out the storms as they cut across Oklahoma. We caught up with him in a field northwest of Oklahoma City. OPEN: (nat sound of combine slowing down) "…Jerry Whitney didn’t really want to stop…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma […]
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