From private property rights to rural health care, Oklahoma Farm Bureau members are committed to affecting ideas through our grassroots policy development process that will ensure agriculture and rural Oklahoma continue to thrive for decades to come.
2025 Priority Issues
Below are the organization’s priority policies as voted on by members and the OKFB board of directors.
Private Property Rights
- Reclaim state jurisdiction over areas currently regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Department of Energy that legally can be.
- Protect private property owners from illegal use of eminent domain.
- Support reforms to Oklahoma’s eminent domain laws to further protect private property rights
Water Policy
- Support the Oklahoma Water Resources board commissioning a study to provide options for managing Oklahoma’s groundwater.
Agricultural Production
- Protect animal and production agriculture in Oklahoma.
Education and Extension
- Develop educational tools for members regarding private property rights and crop insurance.
- Support adequate funding for county extension.
- Support funding for Oklahoma State University’s wheat research program and the college of veterinary medicine.
Issues
Learn about some of the leading issues on the minds of OKFB members below.
Private property rights are fundamental to every American, especially the farmer, allowing agriculturalists to produce a high quality, affordable and dependable food supply of which we can all be proud.
One of Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s longstanding policy priorities, the state agriculture sales tax exemption was secured by OKFB in 1978 after decades of grassroots legislative efforts.
Read more about our position on the agriculture sales tax exemption.
Farmers and ranchers, whose livelihoods require large amounts of land and equipment, are proud to support their local communities as some of the largest ad valorem tax payers. But when it comes to making a profit, even slight property tax increases can drastically impact bottom lines on farms and ranches.
The quality of life available for farmers and ranchers who live in rural Oklahoma plays a large role in the overall success of Oklahoma agriculture. That’s why OKFB members are committed to improving rural health care throughout the state.
Today, the average modern farmer produces enough food to feed 165 people compared to only 26 in the 1960s. The vast expansion of efficiency and productivity of American farmers and ranchers is thanks in large part to advancements in technology. But this technology would not be possible without funding for cutting-edge agricultural research and extension programs.
Feral swine, also known as feral hogs, are an invasive species plaguing farms and ranches in nearly all 77 Oklahoma counties. The animals reproduce rapidly, carry infectious and parasitic diseases, and cause extensive damage to crops, livestock, fences and equipment.
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members are passionate about ensuring quality and successful education in rural areas. As farm and ranch families who have been in agriculture for generations, passing down the farm to the next generation is vital. But maintaining quality education systems in rural areas is critical to ensuring the next generation returns to rural Oklahoma.
