AFR On Air - American Farmers & Ranchers

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Oklahoma Ag Report 07/27/17 Jul 27, 2017

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On this week's show we talk with NCBA's Colin Woodall about fewer regulations coming out of D.C. these days; we also report from the AFR Leadership Summit going on this week at the Heartland Conference Center near Oklahoma City. We talked with 12-year-olds Rylee Glazier and Morely Griffith as well as AFR Youth Development Coordinator Micaela Danker.

Country Journal 07/26/17 Jul 26, 2017

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On this edition of AFR Country Journal we talk about the AFR Leadership Summit where this week about 200 of Oklahoma's best and brightest youth, ages 12-18, are learning leadership skills that will make them better human beings!

Oklahoma Ag Report 07/20/17 Jul 20, 2017

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On this week's show we report from the OSU Big 3 Field Days livestock judging event in Stillwater; plus we talk about next week's AFR Leadership Summit, which will attract almost 200 of the state's top young leaders.

Country Journal 07/18/17 Jul 18, 2017

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On this edition of AFR Country Journal we talk about how the AFR Women's Cooperative is helping a young ranching family near Woodward,Okla., recover from the devastating wildfires earlier this spring in northwest Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Ag Report 07/13/17 Jul 13, 2017

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On this week's show we report on the recent Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom summer conference and the recent visit to Oklahoma by a Vietnamese farm machinery salesman.

Oklahoma Ag Report 07/06/17 Jul 06, 2017

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On this week's show we talk with State Rep. Harold Wright, Weatherford, Okla., and Speaker Pro Tempore for the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He looks back on the 2017 session and predicts we will have more revenue enhancing measures proposed in the next session.

Oklahoma Ag Report 06/29/17 Jun 29, 2017

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On this week's show, we report on a recent visit to Oklahoma by a group of Nigerian and S. African grain millers and traders. We also participated in this week's Oklahoma State Capitol Centennial commemoration and visited with Gov. Fallin.

Country Journal 06/23/17 Jun 23, 2017

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On this edition of AFR Country Journal podcast we talk about a new pilot project to help feed hungry Oklahomans. Jimmy Emmons, President of the Oklahoma Assoc. of Conservation Districts and a farmer from Leedy, Okla., explains how he is planting a "Chaos Garden." We also talked with the directors of the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) and the Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma (Tulsa). The project basically uses a mix of vegetables as a cover crop and then volunteers "glean" the veggies for the food banks.

Oklahoma Ag Report 06/22/17 Jun 22, 2017

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On this week's show we talk with Oklahoma wheat producers as they wrap up the 2017 harvest. You'll here from Rodney Cowan, Watonga, Jimmy Emmons, Leedy, and Chris Zummallen, Kingfisher. We will also talk about a new pilot project with the food bank.

Oklahoma Ag Report 06/15/17 Jun 15, 2017

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On this week's show we talk with Susan Allen, Dairy MAX, about June Dairy Month activities, and we cover this week's hearing at the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture concerning the Oklahoma Cattlemen's petition to add $1 to the beef checkoff program. A vote on the beef checkoff is set for Nov. 1.