Oklahoma Farm Bureau members and guests continued learning about mental health with the third session of Cultivating Healthy Minds featuring Dr. Shannon Ferrell of Oklahoma State University. Session three focused on trauma, what trauma is and how it affects people in different ways. To kick off the session, Jaclyn Darling, District 8 YF&R representative, spoke about a farming incident that happened to her at 13 years old. Darling has tackled her trauma over the years by sharing her story with others. Since overcoming her trauma she has continued to work on her family’s farm and ranch. She also serves as […]

Oklahoma Farm Bureau members will meet in Oklahoma City for the organization’s largest annual gathering during the 2024 OKFB annual meeting at the Omni Hotel and Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Nov. 8-10. Farm Bureau members will share their positive outlook by celebrating a year of grassroots achievement and programs as they look to create a brighter future for agriculture and rural Oklahoma. With numerous meetings, business sessions and awards for members to participate in, there is something for everyone at this year’s convention. Below is a sampling of the many opportunities Farm Bureau members have to gather and grow […]

Eighteen Oklahoma teachers were recently selected to receive a bushel basket of accurate agriculture books as part of Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Bushels for Books program. A collaboration between the OKFB Foundation for Agriculture and the OKFB Women’s Leadership Committee, Bushels for Books is designed to spread agriculture literacy to children around the state through providing a selection of books that accurately portray the agriculture industry. “The Women’s Leadership Committee is proud to support this year’s selection of teachers for our Bushels for Books program,” said Mignon Bolay, OKFB WLC chair. “We hope the students can use these books to learn the importance […]

  Oklahoma Farm Bureau hosted the organization’s 2024 High School Discussion meet at Redlands Community College in El Reno Tuesday, Oct. 8. Nine students competed in two initial rounds of competition with the top four students competing in the final discussion meet round. The winners of the High School Discussion Meet were: first place, Heath Laubauch of Woodward FFA; second place, Coy Davidson of Elgin FFA; third place, Leaundre Delonia of Okmulgee FFA; and fourth place, Kalen Groves of Beggs FFA. The High School Discussion Meet is a roundtable discussion format where participants were discussed agricultural issues and possible solutions. […]