In this report, Gail Banzet talks with Jay Cowart, Plains Cotton Cooperative in Altus, OK, about the availability of storage for the fall crop this year throughout Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma. OPEN: “Cotton warehouses aren’t…” CLOSE: “I’m Gail Banzet…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.” TIME: 2:03

Tulsa, OK teacher Lisa Haldeman recently attended the Oklahoma Agriculture in the Classroom summer conference because she wants her students to know where food comes from. OPEN “Well, I think…” CLOSE: “…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.” TIME: 1:51

When you start asking experts about the current drought, that is a likely answer. So we were not surprised when we asked OSU livestock economist Derrell Peel about the drought’s impact on cattle herds. OPEN: “Derrell Peel has been a…..” CLOSE: “….for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.” TIME: 1:47

OSU’s Derrell Peel says cattle numbers were already small before the drought forced producers to sell herds. With the latest round of sell offs, consumers will see smaller supplies and higher prices. OPEN: The current drought is impacting…” CLOSE: “…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.” TIME: 1:54

Oklahoma ranchers have sold their cattle…essentially the “factory” for baby calves. OSU livestock economist Derrell Peel says it will be a few years before the ranchers can recover. OPEN: “Once the factory is…..” CLOSE: “…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.” TIME: 1:46

Residents of northeast Oklahoma like to refer to the area as “Green Country.” As we learn from Stanley Snider, who farms near Chelsea, the drought has turned green to brown. OPEN: “Green country isn’t so…” CLOSE: “…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.” TIME: 1:44

But that is of little comfort to David VonTungeln. He farms near Calumet in west central Oklahoma and today is considering the consequences of what will happen if this drought persists into winter. OPEN: “We’re dry just like…” CLOSE: “…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.” TIME: 1:49