Oklahoma Farm Bureau once again was a major buyer at the 2002 Oklahoma Youth Expo premium sale March 18 in Oklahoma City. The premium sale is the culmination of the world’s largest junior livestock show, awarding youthful exhibitors of the top animals premium money for their efforts with their livestock. Prior to the sale’s first animal being auctioned, OFB President Steve Kouplen accepted the 2001 Volume Buyer Trophy from Gov. and Mrs. Frank Keating. The trophy recognized OFB for purchasing the most prize-winning animals at the 2001 auction. "We welcome the opportunity to support our young people by purchasing their […]
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Legislative Update with John Collison
In this edition of Legislative Update, I want to talk about the one major issue that still plagues our state and the major agricultural states to our west. It is the continuance of a drought that is now growing into its third year. This drought has now locked itself into western Oklahoma, with a growing cost near $1.5 billion dollars in agricultural economic loss. Please read that again. Oklahoma agriculture has lost $1.5 billion dollars in the last three years due to the lack of rain and water planning. In looking at the U.S. Geological Survey history of 2013 […]