June Archive
1. June 4, 2005 |
3. June 19, 2005 |
Stories for week of June 26,
2005
Show # 0525
Desert Bloom View
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Israel is a country one-ninth the size
of Oklahoma. Thanks to technology, Israel produces most of its own food
and exports close
2.5 billion in agriculture-related products every year.
Interview View
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Seth Vogelman, Oklahoma Trade representative talks about middle east
trade.
Technology Exchange View
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With the help of an Israeli Kibbutz,
an Oklahoma farmer has transformed his dairy into a more profitable
food processing
company. Ron and Barbara Crain, Goulty, added a production facility
to their existing dairy and are now producing Wagon Creek Creameries
Yogurt
Cheese.
Oklahoma Profile View
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Udder Farms - Wanting a product
that uses all natural ingredients, Carol Grier of Yale came up with a
soap originally created
with goat’s milk. With the help of Edna Hennessee's aloe vera-based
cosmetics company, Cosmetic Specialty Labs, Inc., she has produced a
line of mostly natural bath products.
Bright Idea View
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A new segment about Oklahoma entrepreneurs who figured out there is a
better way to accomplish something, and did something about it. Oklahoma
rancher, LeRoy Stotts woke
up in the middle of the night with an idea of a portable loading
chute. Now he markets his invention nation wide, the Dock and Groundload
conversion system.
Stories for week of June 19, 2005
Show # 0524
Guymon Agriculture View
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The agriculture economy in and around Guymon puts Texas Co. in the Top Twenty
of Ag production in the nation.
Immigration Nation View
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Historically the
United States is a nation of immigrants seeking a better life. Nowhere
has that growth been more dramatic than
in the Oklahoma panhandle where immigrants have impacted the town of
Guymon.
Immigrant Workers View
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Oklahoma’s
immigrant population has almost doubled since 1990. According to the
Immigration and Naturalization
Service,
many of these immigrants enter the country illegally to find work in
agricultural-related jobs.
Housing Help View
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Affordable housing is
under construction in Guymon to create homes for the working poor.
Oklahoma Profile
A new segment highlighting
Oklahomans who have shown an undeniable drive for success in the face
of adversity will be
featured weekly. This week we meet Jim Halsey, a unique individual
who has made
a significant mark in the music business.
Interview View
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Brent Kisling, USDA, talks about self help housing programs.
Stories for week of June 12, 2005
Show # 0523
Note: For another viewing option we have added a Mov. file.
Bovine Battle View
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Money used for an advertising campaign has some cattle producers upset.
They are going to the Supreme Court, challenging the mandatory one-dollar
assessment on each head of cattle sold in the U.S.
Interview View
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Heather Buckmaster, executive director of the Oklahoma Beef Council. http://www.oklabeef.org/
Bright Idea View
Story Here Mov.file
A new segment about Oklahoma entrepreneurs who figured out there is a
better way to accomplish something, and did something about it. Unhappy
with the diet food she was eating, Holli Vaughn, of Edmond, decided
to make her own, and from there Lucious & Light was born.
Rev Tech View
Story Here Mov.file
When the Wrangler plant closed in Coalgate and 300 jobs left for foreign
soil, the people in this small town were determined to not let their
town dry up. They set their sights on preparing for a high tech world.
Interview View
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Dana Shadid, executive director of the Oklahoma Community Institute.
Stories for week of June 4,
2005
Show # 0522
Wind Power View
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The community of Woodward is learning to embrace its windiness since
becoming home to the Oklahoma Wind Energy Center.
Economic Benefits from
Wind power View
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Kylah McNabb, OK Wind Power Initiative, talks about wind turbines that
create electricity that power homes in Oklahoma.
For more information - OK Wind Power Initiative, http://www.seic.okstate.edu/owpi/
Kids Café View
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Teaching kids at risk the importance of nutrition through gardening.
Oklahoma Profile View
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This week begins a new segment highlighting Oklahomans who have shown
an undeniable drive for success in the face of adversity. We begin
with Henry Bellmon, a man who served in some of the highest offices
in the nation.
Wheat Harvest View
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While Oklahoma’s wheat harvest is under way, Mark Hodges, executive
director of Oklahoma’s Wheat Commission, talks about changes
around the world and how they are impacting Oklahoma Farmers.
Capitol Insight View
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A weekly analysis of Oklahoma's 2005 legislative session with Capitol
Reporter Rachel Hubbard.
