GetaMoveOn.fb.org is American Farm Bureau’s just-launched advocacy website that gives farmers and ranchers a simple way to “Get a Move On” for GMOs. Through the website, farmers can easily express support for a national, science-based labeling standard, like the approach taken in the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act (H.R. 1599). “Now is the time for farmers and ranchers to take action in support of innovation in agriculture,” said American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman. “Access to crop traits that resist pests, diseases and drought stress is helping farmers across the nation grow more food using less land, water, […]
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OKFB women bring farm message to OKC-area students
Members of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee shared the farm and ranch story with third- and fourth-grade students during Super Ag Day held May 6 and 7 in Oklahoma City. The WLC members used the Oklahoma Farming and Ranching Foundation’s commodity trailer to share with students how food gets from the field to consumers’ tables. Another station hosted by the women used American Farm Bureau’s My American Farm program to play interactive games with students about farm-related topics. The event, a combined effort between Oklahoma County Extension, Ag in the Classroom, Oklahoma City Public Schools and other groups, […]
YF&R Golf Classic postponed, rescheduled for July
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Golf Classic scheduled for Friday, May 8, has been moved to Thursday, July 9, due to unfavorable weather conditions. The scramble-style tournament will be held in conjunction with the summer YF&R conference. The Golf Classic will still be held in Enid. Registration for the tournament will be from 9 to 10 a.m., with tee-off at 10 a.m. Lunch will be provided throughout the day to golfers. We hope you can join us for the tournament on Thursday, July 9. Download the updated golf tournament flier (pdf file).
Special travel offers for OKFB members in Branson, Orlando
With summer travel season just around the corner, two of Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s member benefit partners are offering special deals and discounts for OKFB members traveling to Orlando and Silver Dollar City. Orlando Vacations is offering OKFB members special discounts at Disney World properties and Legoland Florida. A special webpage outlines the current special offers. To take advantage of these special discounts and to view all offers, OKFB members can visit Orlando Vacation’s special discounts page and log in with the username OKFB. For OKFB members wishing to stay a little bit closer to Oklahoma but still have a world-class […]
Inhofe, group of bipartisan senators introduce Federal Water Quality Protection Act
Senator Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, along with senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), introduced bipartisan legislation yesterday that would protect non-navigable waters from regulation under the Clean Water Act. The Federal Water Quality Protection Act, S. 1140, directs the Enviornmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corpf of Engineers to issue a revised Waters of the United States rule that does not include things such as isolated ponds, ditches, agriculture water, storm water, groundwater, floodwater, municipal water supply systems, wastewater management systems, and streams without enough flow to carry […]
OKFB Youth Safety Day coming June 4
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee will hold its first-annual Safety Day Thursday, June 4, at the Oklahoma Farm Bureau home office in Oklahoma City. The program is for students 12-17. Participants will learn about ATV safety, fire safety, vehicle rollovers, DUI prevention and more through a series of hands-on training and experience. Safety day registration will begin at 9 a.m. on June 4, and the program will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch will be provided. Applications are being accepted now through May 24. Download the Youth Safety Day application from our online application center and […]
Oklahoma House of Representatives approves amended Right to Farm resolution
Today the Oklahoma House of Representatives overwhelming approved Senate amendments to HJR 1012, Right to Farm. The vote was 85 to 7. “We are extremely pleased with the vote,” said Tom Buchanan, Oklahoma Farm Bureau president. “We applaud State Rep. Scott Biggs and State Sen. Jason Smalley for their leadership and tenacity guiding this resolution through the legislative process. We look forward to working with Attorney General Scott Pruitt on the exact language of the state question as it will appear on the ballot in 2016.” Buchanan said adoption of this resolution by the state’s voters will reduce outside influence […]
Oklahoma FFA members donate animals to help feed hungry children
Oklahoma FFA members donated 347 animals between May 1, 2014, and April 1, 2015, to benefit the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma and the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma. Members of 172 FFA chapters donated the animals as part of the FFA Hunger Challenge presented by the state FFA officer team. The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma was able to make 506,996 protein sticks from the animals donated. “The results on the April 1, 2015, deadline were a huge success by any measure. Oklahoma FFA chapters provided more than enough pork and beef protein sticks to supply every hungry […]
Join OKFB’s YF&R committee at the Oklahoma FFA career show
Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee invite FFA members attending the 2015 Oklahoma FFA Convention April 28-29 to stop by the YF&R booth in the career show – and tweet for a chance to take a turn in OKFB’s money machine. YF&R members from around the state will be on hand to speak to members about Farm Bureau, the YF&R program and the many youth opportunities the organization sponsors. YF&R is also giving some lucky FFA members a chance to take a turn in a cash machine on the career show floor. To participate, FFA members need to […]
OKFB Women take country cooking to the Capitol
The annual Farm City Festival, hosted by the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee, gave state lawmakers a taste of country at the state Capitol on Tuesday, April 21. The OKFB Women’s Leadership Committee, consisting of rural women leaders from throughout the state, used the Capitol’s first floor rotunda to set out a spread of freshly prepared food, much of it home-baked, for the legislators. There were trays of fresh vegetables, sandwiches, cheese and fruit, cookies, cupcakes and brownies. “We want them to see where their food comes from, and we want to promote farming and all the things we […]
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