Friday Feature:  Still Harvesting Wheat at 100

Friday Feature: Still Harvesting Wheat at 100

This week’s featured video was published by Oklahoma State’s SunUp TV to share the story of a 100 year old farmer, K.B. Williams, who graduated high school during the dust bowl, and drove the combine one more time during the 2019 wheat harvest.  Driving...
Friday Funny Feature:  The Beef Drool Log

Friday Funny Feature: The Beef Drool Log

For the past three years we have shared YouTube videos on a wide range of farming and agricultural topics.  I thought it would be fun to close out 2019 with a clever spoof of the yule log fireplace videos people play around Christmas on their TVs.  The Drool Log is a...
Friday Feature:  North Carolina Hemp for CBD Oil

Friday Feature: North Carolina Hemp for CBD Oil

This week’s featured video was published as a segment on PBS News Hour to show how tobacco farmers in North Carolina are experimenting with growing hemp flowers for CBD oil.  This video raises some key concerns about this new industry.  With legalization in...
Friday Feature:  1942 Hemp for Victory

Friday Feature: 1942 Hemp for Victory

At the recent 850 Hemp Summit in Marianna, organizers encouraged participants to watch a historic short film that highlights the versatility of industrial hemp.  This week’s featured video is Hemp for Victory, produced by USDA to promote Hemp farming in the US...