The Okmulgee County Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee was honored with the 2024 Oklahoma Farm Bureau YF&R Charles L. Roff Award on Saturday, Nov. 9, during the organization’s 83rd annual meeting in Oklahoma City.
Presented to the state’s top county YF&R committee, the Charles L. Roff Award encourages YF&R members to improve their local committees while strengthening the Farm Bureau organization.
“Winning this award is special to us this year because our core group of YF&R members that started the program are now aging out,” said Will Lewis, Okmulgee County YF&R chair. “We have good group coming up after us, and we are excited to see where they go from here.”
In 2024, the Okmulgee County YF&R committee hosted their third county ag tour for students and community members to learn about agriculture in Okmulgee County. Stops included an agricultural equipment business, a stocker operation, a cow-calf operation, a local flower patch and a local agritourism operation.
The committee was also active in other events throughout the year, including hosting a pancake breakfast, purchasing a premium at a local junior livestock show, presenting a bicycle safety program at a local school, attending statewide Farm Bureau events and more.
The county received a traveling plaque in recognition of their outstanding committee involvement.
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Annual Meeting is the organization’s largest gathering of farmers and ranchers every year. At the event, members vote on grassroots policy, elect leaders and award outstanding individuals. OKFB has a presence in all 77 Oklahoma counties and serves as the voice of agriculture and the rural way of life. To learn more, visit okfarmbureau.org.
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Suggested Caption: Okmulgee County Farm Bureau members accept the 2024 Charles L. Roff Award for top county YF&R program from OKFB President Rodd Moesel (right) and OKFB YF&R Committee Chairs Chastity and Jacob Beck (left) during the 2024 OKFB Annual Meeting Awards Banquet Saturday, Nov. 9 in Oklahoma City.
