Oklahoma Farm Bureau members across the state will be holding their county annual meetings within their counties over the next few weeks. These meetings are a great opportunity for members to voice their concerns and thoughts on agricultural issues. For more information about your county annual meeting, contact your county office. County annual meetings are listed below in alphabetical order by county.   A – B – C – D – E – G – H – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – R – S – T – W   A […]

Quail have been few and far between throughout the past few years. However, an upcoming event has been scheduled for land managers and quail hunters interested in having more of the birds on their property. Oklahoma State University has partnered with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) and Quail Forever to host the Oklahoma Quail Symposium Aug. 23. The daylong event will begin with registration at 9:30 a.m. and will continue at the Crowne Plaza hotel by Northwest Expressway and May Avenue in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. “The symposium will cover topics such as quail habitat management, cost share opportunities […]

A new animated video, which you can watch below, produced by the American Farm Bureau Federation is part of the organization’s popular Ditch the Rule campaign. The two-and-a-half minute animation explores how the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ proposed “Waters of the U.S.” rule is regulatory overreach and unnecessary. “This video offers a fresh take on a serious subject of concern to farmers, ranchers and other landowners,” said Mace Thornton, AFBF’s executive director of communications. “It is time to get animated, share the video and join the movement to Ditch The Rule,” he urged. If adopted, […]

There is no better learning opportunity than experience and brainstorming ideas from those with similar experiences. That is the thought process behind the first Oklahoma Irrigation Conference, slated Aug. 19 at the Caddo-Kiowa Technology Center, Building 400, in Fort Cobb, Oklahoma. Registration beings at 9 a.m. and the conference follows at 9:30 a.m. “David Nowlin, the Extension educator from Caddo County, came up with the idea of organizing such a conference to fill the gap and provide producers with an opportunity to learn from their peers’ experience, interact with irrigation dealers and consulting companies, and find out about research and […]

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), senior member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, introduced two bills today to address the listings of the American Burying Beetle (ABB) and the Lesser Prairie Chicken (LPC) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The American Burying Beetle Relief Act of 2014, S. 2678, would remove ABB from the list of endangered species under ESA. The ABB population has grown significantly and appears to exist in far more areas than it did prior to its listing in 1989, yet the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has not changed or removed ABB from its listing. […]

The American Farm Bureau Federation together with Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business Global Social Enterprise Initiative and the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative’s StartupHoyas today announced the Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge. The first-of-its-kind challenge provides an opportunity for individuals to showcase ideas and business innovations being cultivated in rural regions of the United States. The Farm Bureau Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge is a key component of the Rural Entrepreneurship Initiative, a joint effort between AFBF and Georgetown. The inaugural challenge is accepting applications beginning July 24 until Sept.15. Semi-finalists will be announced at the National Summit on Rural Entrepreneurship at Georgetown University’s McDonough […]

An intensive two-day workshop will take place on the Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater Aug. 15-16. The workshop is geared toward family farmers and ranchers interested in learning how to develop and implement a successful farm transition. Following a successful series of five one-day workshops held throughout Oklahoma in March and April, the two-day event will include in-depth coverage of business and personal goal-setting, financial analysis, human resources, family communications, estate planning, estate taxes and retirement planning. Expert panels featuring attorneys, tax professionals and mediators also will be available to help families who choose to have their first transition […]