The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers will host its annual discussion meet at the organization’s annual convention Nov. 16, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma. The discussion meet is designed to replicate a committee meeting in which all participants are expected to discuss and actively contribute. Participants are evaluated on an exchange of ideas and information on a pre-determined topic in three rounds of debate-style discussion. Participants are judged on their ability to offer constructive criticism, cooperation and communication while analyzing agricultural problems and developing solutions. The overall winner will receive a prize package including a trip to compete in […]
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Farm bill expiration adds to farmers’ uncertainty, Kinder tells KGOU
After House and Senate farm bill negotiators failed to reach a compromise on the bill by the Sept. 30 deadline, Oklahoma Farm Bureau District Four Director Jimmy Kinder shared how Oklahoma farmers and ranchers will be affected by the current bill’s expiration with KGOU Radio. A wheat and cattle farmer near Walters, Oklahoma, Kinder explained that he and other farmers and ranchers in the state are facing uncertainty due to trade tariffs, low commodity prices and poor harvest yields. “This layers on top of the tariffs that are going on with a lot of the ag commodities, so it just […]
Foundation announces name change to Oklahoma Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture
The Oklahoma Farming and Ranching Foundation board of directors recently announced the non-profit foundation has changed its name to the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. With the support of Oklahoma Farm Bureau members and friends throughout the agriculture industry, the foundation has worked to promote agriculture, educate consumers, and support rural communities since its founding. However, the foundation board believed the foundation’s ties to Farm Bureau needed to be strengthened. “The name Farm Bureau is prominent in our rural communities because our members have been active and engaged across our state for generations,” said David VonTungeln, Oklahoma Farm Bureau […]
Mielke named vice president of communications and public relations
Oklahoma Farm Bureau has chosen Dustin Mielke to serve as vice president of communications and public relations for the organization. In the position, Mielke will guide the communications efforts of Oklahoma’s largest general farm organization in an effort to promote agriculture and OKFB’s member-focused grassroots advocacy. “For more than a decade, Dustin has faithfully served our members by communicating the incredible work of the Oklahoma agriculture community,” said Rodd Moesel, OKFB president. “I’m excited to see Dustin’s continued leadership in our communications department as they work diligently to strengthen Farm Bureau’s voice for farmers and ranchers.” Mielke has worked in […]
Farm Bureau women celebrate “Made in Oklahoma†at fall conference
More than 70 Farm Bureau women gathered at the 2018 Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee Fall Conference Sept. 28-29 in Edmond, Oklahoma. With a “Made in Oklahoma” theme, the conference helped celebrate the food and fiber grown, raised, and produced in Oklahoma. Julie Sears, a marketing coordinator for the Made in Oklahoma Coalition, shared about MIO’s work to promote local products over a lunch during the conference. In educational workshops, conference attendees learned how to incorporate agritourism activities on their farms and ranches from Oklahoma Agritourism’s Meriruth Cohenour and heard a legislative, election and state question update from OKFB […]
House recesses without final vote on farm bill
House and Senate farm bill negotiators say they are close to a compromise on a final bill, but they won’t seal the deal before the current legislation expires on Sept. 30 and the House recesses for an extended break in the run-up to the midterm elections in November. In a recent Zipline column, American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall explained that without a farm bill in place, farmers, already struggling with a sagging farm economy and uncertain trade situation, will soon face a new set of problems that comes with not knowing if the risk management programs they need to […]
Join OKFB for Celebrate Agriculture Day tailgate Oct. 6
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members, employees, agents and friends – along with farmers and ranchers across the state – are invited to join the organization in paying tribute to those who produce food and fiber for the world during a tailgate on Celebrate Agriculture Day at next week’s Oklahoma State University versus Iowa State University football game. OKFB will serve free food and drinks beginning at 11 a.m. on Oct. 6 at a tailgate located on Knoblock St. between Athletic and Elm Aves in Stillwater. Bring your friends and family for food, fun and fellowship with Farm Bureau!
OKFB’s 77th Annual Meeting details and schedule released
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members from across the state are invited to gather with fellow members at OKFB’s 77th Annual Meeting to be held Nov. 16-18 at the Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center in Norman, Oklahoma. As the organization’s largest annual gathering, the annual meeting provides an opportunity to celebrate Farm Bureau achievements, elect OKFB leaders, set policy for the next year, fellowship with friends from around the state and more. This year, OKFB leaders and staff are eager to incorporate a few exciting changes to the convention’s schedule. On Friday, Nov. 16, a Foundation Night Out will allow members […]
More than 1,400 students compete in YF&R livestock judging contest
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers committee hosted more than 1,400 students during its annual Oklahoma State Fair livestock judging contest Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, in Oklahoma City. FFA and 4-H members in junior and senior categories judged eight categories of livestock with two classes of questions. The top-placing teams in the contest were: Senior FFA Division First Place: Sentinel FFASecond Place: El Reno FFAThird Place: Lindsay FFA Senior 4-H Division First Place: Central High 4-H 1Second Place: Alex 4-HThird Place: Kay County 4-H Junior FFA Division First Place: Lindsay FFA OrangeSecond Place: El Reno FFAThird Place: Mulhall […]
OKFB Legal Foundation, other ag organizations file application in support of private property rights
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Legal Foundation, along with a coalition of agricultural organizations, this week filed an application supporting private property rights in a lawsuit between county commissioners and oil and gas companies. The Oklahoma Oil and Gas Association recently sued the Kingfisher County commissioners in the Oklahoma Supreme Court after the commissioners banned oil and gas companies from placing temporary produced-water pipelines in bar ditches along county roads. The OKFB Legal Foundation, along with Kingfisher County Farm Bureau, Oklahoma Farmers Union, Kingfisher County Farmers Union and the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, filed an amicus curiae application in the case to […]
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