The Spring 2023 issue of Oklahoma Country magazine is now available to view online in addition to being in Farm Bureau members’ mailboxes around the state. Check out all the content below from the Spring 2023 issue of the magazine, all the links to each and every story included in the issue, and a full issue of the magazine to read in your browser. Catch up on past issues of Oklahoma Country magazine on the publications page of our website. Cover Story Fighting the good fight Jeff and Sara Marlow do their part to fight against childhood hunger. Uncharted territories […]
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Statement: OKFB applauds Stitt’s education funding plan
Oklahoma Farm Bureau President Rodd Moesel released the following statement today supporting Gov. Kevin Stitt’s proposed education reform compromise: “Oklahoma Farm Bureau applauds Gov. Kevin Stitt for creating an education funding proposal that strikes a balance for residents of rural Oklahoma and our urban friends while incorporating key ideas from both the House and Senate education plans. “The governor’s three main allocation areas are an equitable solution that will help fund rural schools, reward our rural educators for the tremendous job they do while ensuring we can recruit and retain the next generation of Oklahoma teachers, and create a mechanism […]
OKFB, partners launch rural and ag business accelerator programs to foster rural innovation
Oklahoma Farm Bureau, along with national and state-level partners, is proud to launch the Oklahoma Grassroots Rural and Ag Business Accelerators, a rural economic development initiative designed to spur innovation, diversify opportunities for farmers and create jobs in rural Oklahoma. The core of the initiative is two separate business development pipelines that will connect rural Oklahoma innovators and ventures with investment and business support, bringing the next generation of Oklahoma ingenuity to life. The Cultivate Oklahoma agricultural innovation pipeline – powered by national partner AgLaunch Initiative working with Ag Ventures Alliance, a farmer cooperative that invests in ag tech startups […]
OKFB praises Drummond’s action on lesser prairie chicken listing
Oklahoma Farm Bureau President Rodd Moesel today thanked Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond for joining a lawsuit challenging a federal rule listing the lesser prairie chicken as endangered and threatened under the Endangered Species Act. “We appreciate Attorney General Drummond standing up for our family farmers and ranchers, who suffer the most from the lesser prairie chicken’s listing,” Moesel said. “Our state’s farmers and ranchers are tremendous land stewards who manage our state’s natural resources, including wide swaths of wildlife habitat. Tying agricultural producers’ hands by restricting which land-management practices they can use unnecessarily restricts our members’ generations-deep boots-on-the-ground experience […]
WOTUS rule implementation halted in Oklahoma, 23 other states
The U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota enjoined the 2023 Waters of the United States rule in 24 states, including Oklahoma, on Wednesday, April 12. The ruling blocks implementation of the 2023 WOTUS rule in 24 states, adding to a previous injunction issued by a Texas court last month that blocked implementation in Texas and Idaho. In the ruling, the court noted the 2023 rule is confusing and recognized the rule’s boundaries are “unlimited.” The court’s opinion also recognized the burden of “costly compliance efforts” placed on individual landowners. The Biden administration’s 2023 WOTUS rule took effect […]
OKFB, coalition helps defeat recreational marijuana state question
Oklahoma Farm Bureau, alongside a coalition of Oklahoma organizations and businesses, helped defeat SQ 820, which would have legalized recreational marijuana in the state during a special election held March 7. The question failed to pass with almost 62 percent of Oklahomans voting against the measure. SQ 820 garnered a majority “No” vote in every Oklahoma county according to data from the Oklahoma Election Board. Statewide voter turnout was recorded at just over 25 percent. OKFB worked to share the problems farmers, ranchers and rural residents experienced during the past few years as Oklahoma’s medical marijuana industry grew. OKFB held […]
Fall 2022 Oklahoma Country magazine now available online
The Fall 2022 issue of Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Oklahoma Country magazine is now available online. The latest issue is also headed to Farm Bureau members’ mailboxes around the state. The latest issue of Oklahoma Country includes an updated design and re-worked content to better serve OKFB members and feature the organization’s best content. Our Fall 2022 issue features Triple S Farms near Hydro, where the Slagell family grows watermelons – along with many other crops – that are enjoyed by consumers around the country. We also feature Okmulgee County Farm Bureau member Tim Taylor, an agriculture education instructor who teaches non-traditional students […]
OKFB WLC donates blankets to Norman Veterans Home
Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee members presented approximately 50 handmade blankets to the Normans Veterans Home on Monday, July 18. The blankets were made by OKFB members as a community service project during the WLC’s annual conference held in April. Candice McIntire, activity director at the Norman Veterans Home, said the blankets are an invaluable resource for the veterans at the facility. “Several of our veterans – as they get older – they get cold,” McIntire said. “They will be used to keep them warm. Even in the summer heat we are experiencing, they are cold, so the blankets […]
OKFB hosts media training conference for FFA members
Oklahoma Farm Bureau hosted more than 100 FFA members and advisors for a day of media training at OKFB’s second-annual FFA Reporters Conference Monday, July 11 at the Sheraton Oklahoma City Downtown Hotel. The event equipped FFA chapter reporters and presidents with ideas and skills to effectively communicate about their chapter’s activities during the upcoming school year. The workshops focused on writing, layout and design, photography, social media and messaging with special emphasis on sharing FFA members’ activities. Students received real-world training and experience from faculty and graduate assistants from the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture Agricultural Education, […]
Summer issue of Oklahoma Country now available online
The summer issue of Oklahoma Country is now available online and is reaching mailboxes across the state. A Cut Above Establishing a business that combines love for his rural roots and dedication to quality for custom animal processing, Keith Schneberger shares his story and a visible peak in interest from new customers for beef purchased directly from the producer. Lessons Learned the Hard Way Though 2020 began with hope and optimism, the livelihoods of many producers have been upended over the last few months, as they watched market prices drop and grocery store prices rise. After looking back on the […]
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