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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OKFB members elect board members, committee leaders at 2024 annual meeting
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members elected and re-elected several leaders during the organization’s 83rd annual meeting Nov. 8-10 in Oklahoma City. Board of directors Jimmy Taylor of Roger Mills County was elected to serve as the new District 2 director, filling the seat of retiring director Monte Tucker. He will serve a three-year term representing Beckham, Custer, Greer, Harmon, Kiowa, Jackson, Roger Mills, Tillman and Washita counties. Gary Crawley of Pittsburg County will return to the OKFB board of directors after being elected to serve a three-year term as the new District 5 director. He will represent Atoka, Bryan, Choctaw, Haskell, […]
OKFB members elect Taylor, Crawley to state board
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members elected two new state board members on Saturday, Nov. 9, during the organization’s 83rd annual meeting in Oklahoma City. Jimmy Taylor of Roger Mills County was elected to serve as the new District 2 director. He will serve a three-year term representing Beckham, Custer, Greer, Harmon, Kiowa, Jackson, Roger Mills, Tillman and Washita counties. Taylor and his wife, Tracy, own a cow-calf operation where they raise 600 angus females on 12,000 acres in Cheyenne. As the grandson of OKFB’s first president, Taylor is no stranger to Farm Bureau and has been involved in the organization since […]
OKFB hosts successful 82nd annual meeting
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members gathered in Oklahoma City Nov. 10-12 for the organization’s 82nd annual meeting where they elected new leaders, set organizational policy for the coming year, recognized outstanding members and learned from several speakers and presenters. “Our convention is a chance for farmers and ranchers to get together, visit with one another, renew their friendships and learn how much they have in common with their farming and ranching counterparts from across the state,” said Rodd Moesel, OKFB president. “There is a special camaraderie that develops from gathering together and a reassurance that you’re not the only person out […]
OKFB WLC awards three scholarships to nursing students
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee has awarded three $500 scholarships to students from Farm Bureau member families who are pursuing a career in nursing. The scholarships were awarded to Jadin Wilkinson of Buffalo, Victoria Geralds of Mangum and Lavender Cisneros of Watonga. “Our Women’s Leadership committee is proud to help these three Farm Bureau members earn their nursing degrees,” said Mignon Bolay, OKFB WLC chair. “Our Farm Bureau members understand how important it is to have access to quality healthcare for all Oklahomans, and we are proud of our members who serve their fellow Oklahomans in clinics and […]
OKFB WLC honors nine farm and ranch families
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee recently named its nine District Farm and Ranch Family Recognition recipients. The program honors a farm and ranch family in each of OKFB’s nine districts who upholds the best traditions of agriculture and rural Oklahoma as they raise food and fiber for our state and beyond. “Farm and ranch families are the very backbone of Oklahoma agriculture and our state’s rural communities as a whole,” said Mignon Bolay, OKFB WLC Chair. “The OKFB Women’s Leadership Committee is proud to honor these nine families who exemplify the very best of our industry as they […]
OKFB Foundation for Agriculture, WLC donate ag books to educators
Fourteen Oklahoma educators from across the state were awarded a basket of agriculture books for their classrooms during Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s 77th Annual Meeting held Nov. 16-18 in Norman, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture, alongside the OKFB Women’s Leadership Committee, sponsored this year’s Bushels for Books program. The program takes donated bushels of any commodity crop, as well as monetary donations from farmers and ranchers, and provides bushel baskets of accurate agriculture books to Oklahoma educators. “Agriculture is one of Oklahoma’s leading industries, but few truly understand what it takes to produce our food, fiber and fuel,” […]
Bree Kisling earns $1,000 scholarship for Ag in the Classroom work
Chisholm High School senior Bree Kisling recently was awarded a $1,000 college scholarship through the Oklahoma Youth Leading Agriculture Ag in the Classroom Scholarship Challenge by the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee on Saturday, Nov. 17 at the organization’s annual meeting in Norman. She earned the scholarship for her work to teach local students in her community about Oklahoma agriculture. During a visit to Chisholm Elementary School, Kisling taught pre-kindergarteners a lesson based on the book, The Little Red Hen. The students learned about chickens, and about how wheat is planted, harvested, milled and used for baking. “The project […]
OKFB’s 77th Annual Meeting a success
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members from all 77 counties met in Norman, Oklahoma, Nov. 16-18 for the organization’s 77th annual meeting where they recognized outstanding members with numerous awards, set organizational policy for the coming year, and elected new leaders. The OKFB Women’s Leadership Committee recognized the organization’s top farming and ranching families with the District Farm and Ranch Family Recognition awards: Terry and Robin Bryant family of Dewey County, District One; Brian and Misty Johnson of Kiowa County, District Two; Lonnie and Sharon King of Caddo County, District Three; Russell and Jimmi Kriz of Comanche County, District Four; Jeff and […]
Johnsons honored as District Two Farm and Ranch Family
The Brian and Misty Johnson family of Gotebo received the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee’s District Two Farm and Ranch Family Recognition during the organization’s 77th annual meeting on Saturday, Nov. 17 in Norman. Brian and Misty, along with their children, Trevor Johnson, Trenton Julian, Kamden Urban and Kailen Urban, raise sheep and cattle and grow wheat, milo and oats. However, it’s the sheep that the family focuses on as they strive to produce high-quality show lambs they sell across the country through word-of-mouth and intensive online marketing. “The sheep are the tradition in our family,” Brian said. “I […]
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