March 2011 Show Archives
Week 1 Show 1110
Horse Slaughter (View Video)
In 2006, the last horse slaughter plant closed in the U.S., much to the delight of animal rights advocates and many horse enthusiasts. Yet in the ensuing years, a new unintended consequence has emerged…what to do with the horses as they age.
For more information visit this link:Habitat for Horses
Humane Society
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Horse Adoption (View Video)
Oklahoma's Bureau of Land Management has a wild horse and burro program that is giving wild horses a place to kick up their heels.
For more information visit this link:U.S. Bureau of Land Management
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Interview with Madeleine Pickens (View Video)
We visit with Madeleine Pickens about her efforts to save old horses from the slaughter house.
For more information visit this link:Madeleine Pickens
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McHay (View Video)
Alfalfa hay is a favorite feed for many horse owners but Oklahoma alfalfa can contain a bug called the blister beetle which is highly toxic to horses. A long-time Oklahoma company hopes to change that with a new technique that is also creating new jobs.
For more information visit this link:McHay
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Week 2 Show 1111
Cattle Rustling (View Video)
Often known as cattle rustling, stealing cattle is a crime as old as the American West, yet today, thieves are taking full advantage of modern day tools to ply their old trade.
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Ag Investigators (View Video)
Cattle rustlers used to pay for their crime with a rope around the neck and while today's punishment is somewhat less severe, those who hunt down cattle thieves are just as serious. We look at ODAFF's Investigative Services Division.
For more information visit this link:ODAFF Investigative Services Unit
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Animal ID--Deer Farming (View Video)
A recent study says deer farming could be the fastest growing industry in rural America. And such growth has increased the need to know where these animals have been and where they going.
For more information visit this link:Heavenly Whitetails
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Animal ID (View Video)
Many believe a national animal ID system could be the key to early detection and prevention from such threats as animal disease outbreaks or food safety scares but the program is a hard sell to many in the industry. Which is why U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is meeting with both producers and consumers.
For more information visit this link:National Animal Identification System
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Spinach (View Video)
America's spinach industry took a huge hit in 2006, when an e-coli outbreak blamed on the leafy green spread to nineteen different states. Across the country, Americans eat more than five hundred million pounds of spinach each year. Some of it from right here in Oklahoma.
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Horsethief Canyon (View Video)
Oklahoma's Western heritage provides the state with more than our share of historic destinations for people to visit. We take you to Horsethief Canyon in Perkins, Oklahoma, to tell you how it earned it's name.
For more information visit this link:History of Horsethief Canyon
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Week 3 Show 1112
Social Media Revolution (View Video)
We take a look at a fundamental shift in the way we communicate, and the impact it has on everything from how we do business to our personal lives and we’ll explain how social media is helping fuel revolutions.
For more information visit these links:140 Character Conference
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140 Character Conference Overview (View Video)
For anyone who uses Twitter each message is limited to 140 characters. Which is how the 140 Conference got it’s name. It’s a p2ace where developers, business people, and enthusiasts converge to find innovative ways to tap into the real time web.
For more information visit these links:140 Character Conference
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Interview with Jeff Pulver--140 Conference (View Video)
We visit with Jeff Pulver the organizer of the 140 conference and discuss all things twitter.
For more information visit these links:Jeff Pulver
140 Character Conference
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Value Added: Interview with Becky McCray on Rural Sourcing (View Video)
We visit with Becky McCray, a social media expert, who says the key to success on the web can be found in any small town.
For more information visit these links:Small Biz Survival
140 Character Conference
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Value Added: Interview with Becky McCray -- Rural Sourcing (Continued) (View Video)
We continue our visit with Becky McCray on Rural Sourcing.
For more information visit this link:Small Biz Survival
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Journalism Impact (View Video)
Social media may not be the death of journalism as we've always known it, but rather a movement that emphasizes some of journalism's key factors like transparency, honesty, and giving a voice to the person who doesn’t have one.
For more information visit these links:Oklahoma State University, School of Media and Strategic Communications
140 Character Conference
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Interview with Simran Sethi--Social Media (View Video)
We visit with emmy award winning journalist and Kansas University professor, Simran Sethi to discuss what social media means for journalism ethics.
For more information visit these links:Kansas University, Film & Media Studies
140 Character Conference
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Made in Oklahoma--Cooking 4 (View Video)
Now for a change of taste we see what Chef Kurt is cooking in our made in Oklahoma moment.
For more information visit these links:The Tasting Room
Head Country Barbeque
Made in Oklahoma Coalition
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
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Week 4 Show 1113
McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (View Video)
We travel to the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant where more than 1500 Oklahomans earn their federal pay check.
For more information visit this link:MCAAP
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Choctaw Nation Defense Contractor (View Video)
We visit Choctaw Defense, the leading Native American defense manufacturer in the nation.
For more information visit these links:Choctaw Nation Defense Contractor
Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance
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Interview with Carter Merkle--Oklahoma Bid Assistance Network (View Video)
We visit with Carter Merkle, an employee of CareerTech who manages the Oklahoma Bid Assistance Network, otherwise known as OBAN, to learn how OBAN helps companies learn how to sell to the feds.
For more information visit these links:CareerTech--OBAN
OBAN--2011 National Government Procurement Conference
ACI Manufacturing Inc.
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Made in Oklahoma--Cooking Segment 5 (View Video)
In this week's Made in Oklahoma Moment, we check in with Chef Kurt for some quick and easy recipes that include the whole family.
For more information visit these links:The Tasting Room
Chef’s Requested Foods, Inc.
Made in Oklahoma Coalition
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
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Roller Derby (View Video)
Born in Chicago during the Great Depression, Roller Derby didn't achieve national prominence until the advent of television in the late 1940s. Over the years, the Roller Derby grew into more showmanship than sport, and fans lost interest; but now, Roller Derby is back and bigger than ever, and coming to a rink near you.
For more information visit these links:Central Oklahoma Roller Derby Association (CORDA)
Oklahoma City Roller Derby
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