April 2005 Show Archives
Week 1 Show 0513
Changing Industry (View Video)
Farming isn't what it used to be! A look at some of the changes in the Agriculture industry.
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Ag in the Classroom 2005 (View Video)
Vickie Legg, 4th grade teacher from Oktaha, has proven this well-known program isn’t just for children from non-farm backgrounds. It works equally well in rural areas.
For more information visit this link:Ag in the Classroom
Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom
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Week 2 Show 0514
Boomtown USA: Durant (View Video)
From jobs moving off shore to increased competition at home, the past few years have been hard on Oklahoma’s manufacturing sector. Over the past four years, we’ve seen the elimination of over thirty thousand manufacturing jobs. Yet throughout this downturn, one Oklahoma community is flourishing when it comes to manufacturing job growth. See how Durant, Oklahoma, has earned the nick name, Boomtown USA.
For more information visit this link:Durant Chamber of Commerce
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Head Country BBQ (View Video)
Head Country BBQ has become a world famous barbeque sauce made right here in Oklahoma.
For more information visit this link:Head Country BBQ
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Buffalo Ranchers (View Video)
The Buffalo/Bison industry is emerging as a viable economic market in Oklahoma. A group of bison ranchers has organized the Oklahoma Bison Association to help bison ranchers. We look at how new ideas for the marketing of buffalo or bison meat are part of the reason for optimism among ranchers who raise America’s original meat animal.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma Bison Association
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Week 3 Show 0515
Killer Bees (View Video)
For the first time ever Africanized bees were discovered in 2004 here in Oklahoma. Often refered to as killer bees in the media, they have earned their reputation. Since 1990, fourteen people in the U.S. have been stung to death. We take a look at not only the threat these bees may pose, but also what is being done to prevent the danger.
For more information visit this link:Africanized Bees in Oklahoma
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Cup'a Joe (View Video)
Established in 1972, Neighbors Coffee is one of the largest independent coffee service companies in the country. This privately-owned, family-operated Oklahoma City company roasts gourmet coffee from around the world.
For more information visit this link:Neighbors Coffee
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Cedar Craftsman (View Video)
Western Oklahoma Craftsman Allan Moore, shows us his unique outlook on making art and living life.
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Week 4 Show 0516
Boomtown USA: Stillwater (View Video)
Of all the jobs created over the last three years, more than a third were started in small towns. Those non-metro areas that are supposed to be losing jobs not gaining them. This emerging trend is bringing educated and entrprenuerial people into towns that tend to offer a better quality of life. They are called ag-burbs, towns that have a historic tie to agriculture, but have expanded into other industries as well. We visit one such ag-burb, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
For more information visit this link:Stillwater Chamber of Commerce
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J-M Mushrooms (View Video)
Miami's J-M Mushroom Farm is one of the countries top suppliers of mushrooms. We travel to NE Oklahoma to see how they have turned the fungus into a top crop for Oklahoma.
For more information visit this link:J-M Mushrooms
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Week 5 Show 0517
Oklahoma Regional Food Bank--Hunger in Oklahoma (View Video)
Hunger in America doesn't look like the images we see of famines in developing nations. In this country, hunger is often hidden and is often only visible in the faces of those that are trying very hard to hide it. Half a million Oklahomans are at risk of going hungry, including one in five children. The Oklahoma Regional Food Bank and its network of five hundred charities and faith-based organizations are trying to help the problem.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma Regional Food Bank
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FFA Food Donation (View Video)
The Oklahoma Regional Food Bank is getting help from Miss Oklahoma Elizabeth Kinney and the State FFA chapters. FFA members are donating forty thousand plus pounds of food to help feed the hungry at the 2005 FFA State Convention.
For more information visit these links:Oklahoma FFA
Oklahoma Regional Food Bank
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Made for Export (View Video)
Some Made in Oklahoma food companies are finding a growing market outside our state. We travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico, to attend the Expo Alimentos international food show and see how Made in Oklahoma products fare beyond our borders.
For more information visit these links:Made in Oklahoma
Expo Alimentos
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Free Trade (View Video)
While our country can export to Puerto Rico duty and traiff free, not all the Caribbean is that way. In fact, much of Central America imposes tariffs on all our exports. Increasing access to foreign markets in Central America will help farmers and ranchers here at home.
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A Chef All His Own (View Video)
Students with a passion for cooking are finding new opportunities waiting for them, in and out of the classroom. We visit the state-wide competition for students training to be chefs.
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