More than 60 Oklahoma Farm Bureau members traveled to San Antonio for four days of action-packed sessions, competitions, networking and more during the 2025 American Farm Bureau convention Jan. 25-28.
The event kicked off with the annual meeting of AFBF Women where OKFB Women’s Leadership Committee members represented Oklahoma in the business session. WLC members also attended the AFBF Women’s regional caucuses and a meet-and-greet breakfast with fellow Farm Bureau women from around the nation.
OKFB’s Young Farmers and Ranchers members represented Oklahoma in three AFBF YF&R competitive events held during convention. Jacob Beck of Logan County competed in two rounds of the YF&R Discussion Meet and Jaclyn Darling of Coal County shared her agriculture story with judges as part of the Excellence in Agriculture competition. Garrett Haskins of Kay County represented Oklahoma in the YF&R Achievement Award competition, which recognizes agriculturalists ages 18-35 who earn the majority of their income from production agriculture.
OKFB members attended the three convention general sessions where they heard from AFBF President Zippy Duvall and several keynote speakers and Farm Bureau guests. Numerous awards were presented during the general session, including AFBF’s State Awards of Excellence. OKFB won awards for outstanding activities and programs in all four SAE program areas.
Members had the opportunity to attend the trade show where both Rogers County Farm Bureau and LeFlore County Farm Bureau hosted booths to showcase their award-winning programs as part of AFBF’s County Activities of Excellence Awards.
Numerous breakout sessions were offered to Farm Bureau members including updates on the farm bill, tips for sharing the agriculture story with consumers, member engagement and more.
Whitney Lawson, Canadian County Farm Bureau member, was featured as a panel participant in the “What Farmers Think About Stress and Mental Health” breakout session on Sunday, Jan. 26. During the session, Lawson and two fellow Farm Bureau members shared their stories and discussed their mental well-being journey to help share the importance of recognizing and addressing mental health in the agriculture community.
OKFB members gathered for a group breakfast on Monday, Jan. 27, to celebrate the contestants and convention participants while sharing convention updates and details on OKFB’s activities and programs.
The meeting concluded with the convention business session where farmers and ranchers from around the nation considered and voted on grassroots policy proposals to set the organization’s policy for the coming year. OKFB’s five delegates represented Oklahoma agriculture during the discussions, which hit upon topics ranging from agricultural labor to tax policy and from alternative energy production to trade.
During the business meetings, OKFB President Rodd Moesel was re-elected to a two-year term on the AFBF board of directors.
For more information on the 2025 AFBF convention, visit annualconvention.fb.org.
