Economist Carl Anderson explains the need for USDA program payments for cotton and crops as a necessary investment in the rural areas. He says many farmers could not survive without the payments. OPEN: "Cotton program payments have…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 2:07

Farmers need help, mainly from above says Carl Anderson, agricultural economist at Texas A&M University. He predicts more acres will be planted to cotton in the High Plains this spring. OPEN: "Despite the drought and high…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:43

The Flying W Ranch near Sayre, Okla. takes visitors back more than 100 years in to Oklahoma’s agriculture history says owner Don Whinery. The ranch is one of many examples of agri-tourism in the state. OPEN: "When you visit the Flying W…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:33

That’s the goal President Bush has set for our energy consumption in this country. Basically 25 percent of our total energy sources should be renewable by 2025. And canola fits the plan says Charlie Rife. OPEN: "President Bush says we can…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureaul." TIME: 1:43

When Chelsea Beck, Laverne, Okla. heard that song she knew she wanted to learn how to yodel. Today the 12-year-old is known as the "Yodelin’ Cowgirl" and has won numerous singing awards. OPEN: (opens with her singing…) … "When Chelsea Beck first heard…" CLOSE: (singing fades at end of song) "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." […]

14-year-old Jake Simpson works on his parents’ farm near Wyandotte in northeast Oklahoma but his heart is in the fiddle. That’s why his stage name is "Fiddlin Jake." But he really wants to fly jet planes! OPEN: (fiddle music open)… "14-year-old Jake Simpson enjoys…" CLOSE: (fiddle music fades out) … "for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." […]

The Caddo County Farm Bureau donated $11,000 to 22 fire departments in south central Oklahoma. County President Wayne Taggart, Ft. Cobb, explains why. Fire Cheif Mike King says "thanks". OPEN: "Rural fire fighters have been the…" CLOSE: "…for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:56

Sharing an elegant meal with some of the area’s top chefs was a great way to attract financial donors to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Farm Bureau’s Nicola Freeman has this report. OPEN: "It was a fine dining event…" CLOSE: "…I’m Nicola Freeman..for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau." TIME: 1:31