Oklahoma Farm Bureau members are invited to attend the Oklahoma Water Resources Board’s upcoming stakeholder input meetings this month. As the largest user of water in Oklahoma, it is crucial for agriculture to have a voice in these meetings. The stakeholder meetings will center on the impending updates to Oklahoma’s Comprehensive Water Plan with discussions on water policy, future water supply and demand, water challenges and more. Two virtual meetings will be offered on Aug. 18 and Aug. 31 for participants who are unable to attend an in-person meeting. More details will be shared on these virtual meetings soon. For […]
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OKFB names Westwood senior public policy consultant
Oklahoma Farm Bureau has named Kinsey Westwood senior public policy consultant in the organization’s public policy division. Westwood will help implement OKFB’s member-driven grassroots advocacy efforts to support Oklahoma’s agriculture community. She will assist with the organization’s public policy efforts on the state and national levels in addition to planning and implementing a variety of advocacy-related programs. “I am honored to be back home at Oklahoma Farm Bureau, serving my first love: agriculture and the community that encompasses it,” Westwood said. Westwood returns to OKFB, where she worked in the public policy division from 2011-2012, after a wide and varied […]
Application now open for the 2023 Oklahoma Leopold Conservation Award
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture is proud to join the Sand County Foundation to recognize Oklahoma agriculturists who work to improve soil health, water resources and wildlife habitats within their operation. Applications and nominations are now open for the 2023 Oklahoma Leopold Conservation Award. Recipients receive a $10,000 award for their dedication to conserving and preserving soil, water resources and wildlife habitats. Nominations may be submitted on behalf of a landowner, or landowners may apply themselves. Applications are reviewed by an independent panel of agricultural and conservation leaders from Oklahoma. The application can be found at sandcountyfoundation.org/ApplyLCA. The […]
YF&R members gather for summer conference in Oklahoma City
More than 50 Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers gathered in Oklahoma City for the YF&R Summer Conference July 28-30. Farm Bureau members ages 18-35 toured local agricultural facilities, competed in a discussion meet and networked with fellow farmers and ranchers during the three-day event. Kelsey and Morgan Pfeiffer of Pfeiffer Farms shared their unique goat operation on the first stop of the tour. Pfeiffer Angus Farms – John and Gaye Pfeiffer – shared the importance of members’ involvement in the organization. Members had the opportunity to visit Beck’s Farm Equipment and Lazy E Arena in Guthrie before an […]
Applications open for the Farm to School Garden of the Year contest hosted by OKFB WLC and ODAFF
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry are now accepting applications for the 2023 Oklahoma Farm to School Garden of the Year contest. All public or private Pre-K through 12 schools, early childhood education facilities and alternative learning environments are encouraged to apply. The deadline to apply for the Farm to School Garden of the Year is Friday, Sept. 8, by 11:50 p.m. Applications can be found at www.okfarmtoschool.com. Winning schools will be selected at the end of September and the contest results will be announced at the beginning of October. […]
OKFB hosts third-annual communications conference for FFA members
Oklahoma Farm Bureau hosted nearly 120 Oklahoma FFA Members at the organization’s 2023 FFA Communications Conference Tuesday, July 25, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Edmond. The one-day conference connected FFA members with communications skills and concepts that will help them share their events, activities and stories throughout the coming school year. Students participated in hands-on breakout sessions featuring communications concepts in the areas of writing, photography, graphic design and social media, which were each taught by professionals in the agricultural communications industry. FFA members also learned the importance of sharing the FFA story from Oklahoma FFA Advisor Scott Nemecek. […]
Summer 2023 Oklahoma Country magazine now online
The Summer 2023 issue of Oklahoma Country magazine is now available to view online in addition to being in Farm Bureau members’ mailboxes around the state. Check out all the content below from the Summer 2023 issue of the magazine, all the links to each and every story included in the issue, and a full issue of the magazine to read in your browser. Catch up on past issues of Oklahoma Country magazine on the publications page of our website. Cover Story Investing where it matters Ottawa County Farm Bureau member Alisen Anderson serves on the AFBF YF&R Committee. Cultivating […]
OKFB to host live webinar series to shed light on mental wellbeing in agriculture
Oklahoma Farm Bureau is proud to launch the Cultivating Healthy Minds program webinar series to bring awareness to mental health in Oklahoma’s agriculture community. The program includes three live webinars, each featuring a speaker with expertise in promoting positive mental wellbeing in Oklahomans and the agriculture industry. The webinars will be held at noon on the Friday following the first full week of the months of August, September and October. Each webinar will be hosted on the Zoom webinar platform, and registration is free and open to the public. Webinar participants will be able to anonymously pose questions to the […]
OKFB selects 12 Oklahoma businesses for rural, ag business accelerators program
Oklahoma Farm Bureau recently selected 12 rural Oklahoma businesses for the organization’s new Oklahoma Grassroots Rural and Ag Business Accelerators program. The accelerators program is a collaborative rural development initiative from Oklahoma Farm Bureau along with national and state-level partners that develops Oklahoma-based innovators creating ideas, technologies and products creating economic opportunities in rural Oklahoma. The 12 startups, all based in Oklahoma communities with populations of 50,000 or less, were selected from a robust pool of applicants in early June and recently completed a multi-day business bootcamp at the OKFB home office in Oklahoma City as well as their local […]
Join OKFB for 2023 August Area Meetings
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members are invited to attend one of the 11 August Area Meetings held across the state, signifying the beginning of the grassroots organization’s policy process. Members will have an opportunity to consider some of the leading issues facing agriculture and rural Oklahoma as they prepare to develop organizational policy for 2023. Members also will receive various organizational updates. District 1 – West Aug. 14 at 6 p.m.Hunny’s103 N MainGuymon, OK 73942 District 1 – East Aug. 15 at 6 p.m. Rockin 9 Grill & DeliWoodward Sale Barn900 Lakeview Dr.Woodward, OK 73801 District 2 Aug. 24 at 6 […]
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