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Dr. Derrell Peel and Charlie Amos discuss all things Agricultural and how its products get to consumer's hands. They dive in to history of production and the influences Ag has had on modern society.

Charlie Amos


    • Apr 8, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 46m AVG DURATION
    • 169 EPISODES
    • 1 SEASONS


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    Episode 168, Green Children of Woolpit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2023 26:18


    Derrell and Charlie discuss the strange and apparently true story of two wayward green colored youths in rural England.

    Episode 167, The Great Die-up

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 32:28


    Charlie and Derrell discuss the impact of the severe winter of 1886/87 and the challenges of the current cattle market.  This episode was recorded in late 2022. 

    Episode 166, Lincoln the Wrestler

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2023 31:47


    Charlie and Derrell discuss our 16th president and his reign as wrestling champion.

    Episode 165, Barbwire and the Goat Peeler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2023 42:35


    Derrell  and Charlie discuss the history of barbwire.  No blood was spilled in the making of this episode.

    Episode 164, Christmas in the Country

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2022 13:06


    A blast of winter weather didn't keep Charlie and Derrell from getting together to bring Christmas greetings to the Farm to Market world.

    Episode 163, Forever in Blue Jeans

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2022 35:33


    Charlie and Derrell discuss the history of denim and the role of blue jeans in the development of the U.S.

    Episode 162, Same Day Delivery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2022 30:56


    Charlie and Derrell discuss how peddlers delivered products for rural folks in a world before Amazon.

    Episode 161, Ranching with a PhD

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2022 74:23


    In this latest edition of the Farm to Market 501 sessions, Derrell visits with Charles Nichols, educator and long-time rancher in Arnett, Oklahoma.

    Episode 160, Vet and Verse

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 35:37


    Derrell and Charlie discuss the life and work of Baxter Black.

    Episode 159, Making Sliced Bread Better

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 38:17


    Derrell welcomes Dr. Brett Carver, OSU Professor and Director of the Wheat Improvement Team to talk about how a constant stream of OSU wheat varieties provides better products for producers and consumers.  

    Episode 158, Kentucky Farm Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2022 34:03


    Derrell visits with Dr. Hannah Shear, whose Kentucky roots shape her agricultural teaching and research at Oklahoma State University.

    Episode 157, The Rainmaker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 26:52


    In early May, Charlie and Derrell visited about manmade attempts at making rain.  It must have worked because Oklahoma has had considerable rain since then.

    Episode 156, The Neighbor

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 9:56


    Derrell pays a Memorial Day tribute to a neighbor rancher from his youth.

    Episode 155, The People Vet

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 40:55


    Derrell visits with Dr. Jared Taylor about his work in public health as a veterinarian.

    Episode 154, Bloody Benders

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2022 30:58


    Charlie and Derrell discuss the saga of the Bender family in 19th century Kansas.

    Episode 153, May There Be a Road

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 42:26


    Charlie and Derrell are back together again discussing roads past and future.

    Episode 152, Fire and Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022 36:48


    Derrell and Cody Peel discuss the role of fire and cooking in the development of modern man.  

    Episode 151, Cooperatives and Ben Franklin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022 33:58


    Derrell visits with Regents Professor Dr. Phil Kenkel about agricultural cooperatives.

    Episode 150, Food Conversations

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 29:54


    Derrell visits with Dr. Trey Malone about his research on consumer behavior, food supply chains and food marketing.

    Episode 149, The Big Easy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 44:09


    Derrell and Cody Peel discuss the history, food and cultural melting pot that is New Orleans.

    Episode 148, Toes to Nose Beef Marketing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 26:57


    While in Florida, Derrell visits with Gene Lollis, ranch manager of Buck Island Ranch, about cattle ranching, conservation, and marketing local beef.

    Episode 147, Tortoise Ranching

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 19:12


    Derrell visits with Cliff Coddington, current president of the Florida Cattlemen's Association and manager of the Longino ranch, about diversified agricultural and conservation programs in Florida.

    Episode 146, Surf and Turf

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 29:14


    Derrell visits with Melaina Lewis, Director of Communications with the National Fisheries Institute about the seafood industry.  Just so you know, the top ten species of seafood are shrimp, salmon, canned tuna, Alaska Pollock, tilapia, cod, catfish, crab, pangasius and clams

    Episode 145, Frost-Free Ranching

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 23:19


    Derrell visits with Flint Johns, ranch manager for one of the largest cattle ranches in the country, about the challenges and opportunities of ranching in Florida's semi-tropical environment. 

    Episode 144, Greatest Hits Vol. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 30:11


    Derrell and Charlie count down songs about Oklahoma.  Many you are familiar with and some you may have never heard.

    Episode 143, It's alright to be Little Bitty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2022 26:12


    Derrell and Charlie bring you another small town salute just in time for your 2022 Oklahoma travels.

    Episode 142, Full Circle Agriculture

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2021 24:25


    Derrell visits with Brady Sidwell about his innovative development of local agricultural and food supply chains.

    Episode 141, Santa Wears a Cowboy Hat

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021 34:51


    Derrell and Charlie get together for the third FM Christmas show.  Merry Christmas!

    Episode 140, Sexy Watermelons

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 30:44


    After reminiscing about Charlie's garden adventures, Derrell visits with Casey Hentges, host of Oklahoma Gardening, about the challenges of gardening and landscaping in Oklahoma. 

    California Cows

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2021 21:00


    Don't just think of Los Angeles.  California has a vibrant beef cattle industry with a rich history.  Derrell visits with Clayton Koopmann, a fifth generation California cattle rancher. 

    Episode 138, Programming Better Beef

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 29:17


    Derrell visits with meat scientist Dr. Amanda Blair about her research on fetal programming and beef quality.

    Episode 137, Fall Feeder Run

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2021 18:41


    Derrell compares and contrasts feeder cattle auctions from Oklahoma to Nebraska to South Dakota.

    Episode 136, The Dirty Thirties

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 40:25


    Charlie and Derrell discuss the Dust Bowl and lessons learned.

    Episode 135, Selling the Moo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 33:28


    In this episode Derrell visits with Kent Bacus, Senior Director of International Trade and Market Access for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association about the growing importance of beef trade.

    Episode 134, The Non Profits

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2021 38:02


    Derrell and Charlie discuss lowering overhead costs of feeding beef cattle.

    Episode 133, The Shots NOT Heard Around the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 23:21


    Derrell and Cody Peel visit the historic town of Ingalls, Oklahoma, site of the little-known gun battle between lawmen and the Doolin-Dalton gang.   

    Episode 132, The Cattle Industry Moves West

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 15:24


    Derrell discusses the trends and cycles of the cattle industry since the Civil War.

    Episode 131, Monk's Mound and Woodhenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2021 26:35


    Derrell and Cody Peel visit Cahokia, the largest Mississippian culture site in the U.S.  

    Episode 130, Life on the Llano Estacado

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2021 25:25


    Sue Hancock Jones of the National Ranching Heritage Center visits with Derrell about the museum in Lubbock, Texas and the story of ranching on the high plains.

    Episode 129, The Unicorn

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021 27:58


    Derrell visits with Meghan Grebner, who is a rarity among the ladies - she is an aficionado and connoisseur of whiskey and beer.  Enjoy this fun and informative conversation.

    Episode 128, What's New in Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 22:50


    At the National Cattlemen's Beef Association convention, Derrell visits with author and speaker Dr. Jayson Lusk about food industry issues and trends.

    Episode 127, Catching Pigs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2021 29:05


    Charlie visit with Scott Alls from USDA Wildlife Services about their plans to eradicate feral hogs.

    Episode 126, The Flathead

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 33:45


    Back in Montana, Derrell visits with Joe McDonald about the history of Fort Connah, the Mission Valley and the Flathead Indian Reservation.

    Episode 125, Take a Number

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2021 38:06


    Derrell listens as Charlie describes his recent visit to the Department of Public Safety.  Spoiler alert, there's a rant in this episode.

    Episode 124, Family Fun

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2021 29:10


    Derrell and Charlie discuss recent family vacations and spots for you to check out.

    Episode 123, Cyber Pirates

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2021 32:17


    Derrell and Charlie discuss recent cyber attacks and impacts on agricultural industries.

    Episode 122, The Cattle Innovators

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2021 38:09


    Derrell visits with Robert York, CEO of National livestock, about the history of the company and the growing array of financial and marketing services available for cattle producers.

    Episode 121, The Last Stockyards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 34:54


    The president of the Oklahoma City National Stockyards, Kelli Payne, visits with Derrell about the legacy and ongoing success of the last of the original stockyards.

    Episode 120, They call it "The Cowboy"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2021 44:36


    Derrell visits with Natalie Shirley, President and CEO of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum about the history, mission, and programs of the museum.  There is always something new to see at "The Cowboy".

    Episode 119, What the heck is a WASDE?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2021 24:31


    The USDA Chief Economist, Dr. Seth Meyer, visits with Derrell about the role of the chief economist's office in USDA.

    Episode 118, Making Markets Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 41:00


    Tina Colby from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service visits with Derrell about how market prices are reported for agricultural products.

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