Oklahoma Farm Bureau members from across the state gathered Nov. 8-10 at the Omni Hotel in Oklahoma City for the organization’s 83rd annual meeting where they elected new leaders, set organizational policy for the coming year, recognized outstanding members and learned from speakers. “We had a really wonderful convention this year,” said OKFB President Rodd Moesel. “Everybody enjoyed the chance to fellowship and visit with one another and address the issues of the day during the resolutions sessions. A lot of times in agriculture, we are out on the farm or ranch and don’t get to see each other as […]
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Comanche County named top county Farm Bureau
Comanche County Farm Bureau was presented with the 2024 Oklahoma Farm Bureau John I. Taylor Award on Saturday, Nov. 9, during the organization’s 83rd annual meeting in Oklahoma City. Named after OKFB’s first president, the award serves as the organization’s highest county honor, recognizing the county Farm Bureau with the most effective programs and activities. Comanche County was honored for excelling in the program areas of public policy, service to members, public relations, membership, Women’s Leadership Committee and Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee. “The opportunity for our county to win this award means a lot to us,” said Isaac Fisher, […]
County Farm Bureaus honored for excellence with Presidential Star Awards
Several county Farm Bureaus were recognized for their efforts to further agriculture and rural Oklahoma on Saturday, Nov. 9, during Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s 83rd annual meeting in Oklahoma City. Each year, OKFB recognizes the county Farm Bureaus that have excelled in program areas such as membership, public policy, local affairs, service to members, Women’s Leadership Committee and Young Farmers and Ranchers with a Presidential Star Award. The Six-Star Presidential Award was presented to Cherokee, Comanche, Mayes, Okmulgee, and Payne County Farm Bureaus for excelling in six program areas. Caddo, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Kingfisher, LeFlore, Major, Ottawa, Rogers, Texas, and Washington […]
Payne County Farm Bureau wins OKFB Lewis H. Munn Award
Payne County Farm Bureau was honored with the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Lewis H. Munn Award on Saturday, Nov. 9, during the organization’s 83rd annual meeting in Oklahoma City. Also known as the Farm Bureau Builders Award, this award is presented each year to the county that conducts the strongest program in a chosen area. This year, the program area was membership growth and development. Payne County Farm Bureau hosted a block party in June 2024 for more than 1,500 members of the community to learn about Farm Bureau and the agriculture industry. The block party included educational booths about Farm […]
Okmulgee County honored as top county YF&R program
The Okmulgee County Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee was honored with the 2024 Oklahoma Farm Bureau YF&R Charles L. Roff Award on Saturday, Nov. 9, during the organization’s 83rd annual meeting in Oklahoma City. Presented to the state’s top county YF&R committee, the Charles L. Roff Award encourages YF&R members to improve their local committees while strengthening the Farm Bureau organization. “Winning this award is special to us this year because our core group of YF&R members that started the program are now aging out,” said Will Lewis, Okmulgee County YF&R chair. “We have good group coming up after us, […]
Mayes, Okmulgee County Farm Bureaus recognized with County Excellence Award
Oklahoma Farm Bureau presented the OKFB County Excellence Award to Mayes and Okmulgee County Farm Bureaus on Saturday, Nov. 9, at the organization’s 83rd annual meeting in Oklahoma City. Modeled after the American Farm Bureau Federation’s County Activities of Excellence Award, this award recognizes county Farm Bureaus with the most outstanding or unique local program, activity or event. Mayes County Farm Bureau hosted a county-wide ag tour for local 4-H and FFA students in June 2024. The students learned about farming equipment, processing meat, and producing and storing silage through stops at a meat processing plant, a local seed and […]
Farm Bureau members, counties honored at OKFB’s 83rd annual meeting
Oklahoma Farm Bureau honored achievements and accomplishments of the organization’s members during the past year at OKFB’s annual awards banquet held Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Omni Hotel in Oklahoma City. Awards were presented to county Farm Bureaus for outstanding achievement in advocating for agriculture and Oklahoma’s rural communities with county star awards, the John I. Taylor Award, the Lewis H. Munn Award and more. Awards were also given to young farmers and ranchers, members of Oklahoma’s agriculture community, and nine farm and ranch families who were recognized for upholding our state’s richest agricultural traditions. Awards presented during the evening […]
OKFB presents 2024 District Administrator of the Year Awards
Oklahoma Farm Bureau recently presented its District Administrator of the Year Awards at the organization’s 83rd annual meeting Nov. 8-10 in Oklahoma City. The District Administrator of the Year Award is presented to one county Farm Bureau administrator from each OKFB district for their contributions to the overall success of their county Farm Bureau organization. County administrators conduct the daily operations of the county Farm Bureau and help meet the needs of members. The 2024 District Administrator of the Year recipients are: Diana Routon, Woodward County, District 1; Krystal Hill, Kiowa County, District 2; Kellie Thomas, Canadian County, District 3; […]
Comanche County member selected to serve on FCC precision ag task force
Comanche County Farm Bureau member Cody Goodknight has been appointed to serve on the Federal Communication Commission’s Precision Ag Connectivity Task Force Working Group on mapping and analyzing connectivity on agricultural lands. Goodknight, who farms and ranches in the Chattanooga area with his wife, Kara, is one of eight members of the working group and serves alongside telecommunications representatives, U.S. government employees and land-grant university leaders. Goodknight is the sole farmer member in his specific working group. Members of the task force play an advisory role in directing FCC’s efforts to deploy and enhance broadband internet access to promote precision […]
County Farm Bureaus, OKFB donate more than $12,000 to feed Oklahomans in need through Farm Bureau Cares matching program
Oklahoma Farm Bureau teamed up with county Farm Bureaus to donate a total of $12,400 to food pantries and food assistance programs across the state through the 2024 Farm Bureau Cares: Community Food Donation Matching Program. This year, more than 30 county Farm Bureaus and county Women’s Leadership Committees made donations to nutrition assistance programs in their communities, including local community food banks, church meal programs, organizations helping victims of domestic violence and more. Launched in 2021, the program encourages county Farm Bureaus to make donations of food or money to organizations that help meet the nutritional needs of local […]
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