Oklahoma Farm Bureau supported Oklahoma agriculture youth at the 2024 Oklahoma Youth Expo Sale of Champions on Friday, March 22, where OKFB purchased premiums for 66 exhibitors.
OKFB contributed a total of $45,000 in premiums and add-on premiums during the Friday-night sale. OKFB also purchased the chalice for the grand champion steer, which was exhibited by Ruby Bell of Bristow FFA.
OKFB partnered with fellow agriculture and rural organizations and businesses to purchase premiums of cattle, hogs, sheep and goats exhibited by Oklahoma 4-H and FFA members at the annual youth livestock show.
The sale serves as an opportunity for winning OYE exhibitors to be rewarded for the hard work and dedication they invest into their animals as they develop animal care skills that agriculturalists across our state use every day.
OKFB was also honored during the sale as the 2023 volume buyer award after purchasing the largest number of exhibitor premiums during last year’s Sale of Champions.
In addition to the sale, OKFB was a platinum event sponsor of OYE, bringing OKFB’s total support of the 2024 event to more than $65,000.
The 2024 OYE Sale of Champions awarded a total of $1.5 million to 4-H and FFA exhibitors, with a total of 211 students qualifying for the sale.
