All Farm Bureau members are encouraged to share the world of agriculture during Read an Accurate Ag Book Week September 6-9. A program of Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom, agriculture leaders across the state will have the opportunity to join together in telling the agriculture story and sharing the importance of agriculture. Teachers, librarians, 4-H clubs and FFA chapters who participate can enter to win a basket of accurate agriculture books from Oklahoma AITC. To participate: Register to participate in the Ag in the Classroom giveaway by completing the form here Read an Accurate Ag Book to a classroom near […]
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OKFB YF&R to host state fair livestock judging contest Sept. 15
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers committee is set to host the 2022 Oklahoma State Fair Livestock Judging Contest Thursday, Sept. 15 at the state fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. The annual competition offers 4-H and FFA members the opportunity to showcase their livestock judging skills in both market and breeding classes of beef, sheep and swine. While no oral reasons will be given in the competition, participants will be asked to answer at least one set of questions. Students in third through seventh grades will compete as juniors, and eighth through 12th grade students will compete as seniors. […]
Participate in OKFB Fire Department Matching Program
Oklahoma Farm Bureau, the OKFB Foundation for Agriculture and OKFB Insurance are providing matching funds to county Farm Bureaus that make donations to assist fire departments in their area as Oklahoma battles drought. All 77 counties in the state are facing varying levels of drought, increasing the chances for wildfires to spark and calling local fire departments into action. The OKFB Fire Department Matching Program will match county Farm Bureaus’ donations to one or multiple fire departments. OKFB, the foundation and insurance company will match total donations made by a county up to $450. Counties interested in participating in the […]
YF&R members gather in Enid for summer conference
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers hosted their annual summer conference July 29-31 in Enid. The nearly 60 Farm Bureau members ages 18-35 toured local agricultural facilities, competed in a discussion meet and networked with fellow farmers and ranchers. The weekend kicked off Friday, July 29 with dinner and tour of Schnaithman Farms near Garber, where the family primarily grows wheat and raises cattle. Members competed in friendly competitions of volleyball and cornhole while making lifelong friends. The first tour stop on Saturday featured a fertilizer plant specializing in creating ammonia and urea for agricultural uses. Koch Fertilizer […]
OKFB WLC donates blankets to Norman Veterans Home
Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee members presented approximately 50 handmade blankets to the Normans Veterans Home on Monday, July 18. The blankets were made by OKFB members as a community service project during the WLC’s annual conference held in April. Candice McIntire, activity director at the Norman Veterans Home, said the blankets are an invaluable resource for the veterans at the facility. “Several of our veterans – as they get older – they get cold,” McIntire said. “They will be used to keep them warm. Even in the summer heat we are experiencing, they are cold, so the blankets […]
OKFB Ag PAC issues additional endorsements, financial support for candidates in upcoming elections
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Ag PAC endorsed an additional four candidates and added $29,900 in financial support for candidates before the Aug. 23 runoff election. Headlining the field of new endorsees is Markwayne Mullin, a candidate for Sen. Jim Inhofe’s unexpired seat in the United States Senate. Mullin faces T.W. Shannon in the upcoming primary runoff. Additional new endorsements by the OKFB Ag PAC include Dell Kerbs for House District 26, Trey Caldwell for House District 63 and Jon Echols for House District 90. The Ag PAC issued additional financial support to Darcy Jech, who received an Ag PAC endorsement […]
OKFB chosen as State Business Accelerator Program partner for rural Oklahoma
Oklahoma Farm Bureau has been chosen as one of three entities that will manage the new State of Oklahoma Business Accelerator Program. OKFB was selected to administer the accelerator program in rural parts of the state by the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology. The accelerator program was created to help Oklahoma companies grow while creating jobs in the state. The program has been a priority for Gov. Kevin Stitt and is funded from appropriations made by the Oklahoma State Legislature in 2021. “As Oklahomans we understand the role that main-street businesses play in our small towns […]
OKFB hosts inaugural Youth Legislative Experience
Nearly 70 FFA and 4-H members descended on the Oklahoma state Capitol for the inaugural Oklahoma Farm Bureau Youth Legislative Experience July 12-13 in Oklahoma City. The first of its kind for OKFB, the Youth Legislative Experience was an immersive two-day event for high school juniors and seniors to learn about Oklahoma’s legislative process and how a bill becomes law through a mock legislature held on the floor of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Each student arrived at the state Capitol with legislation in hand that they crafted in the weeks prior to the conference. Delegates had the opportunity to […]
OKFB hosts media training conference for FFA members
Oklahoma Farm Bureau hosted more than 100 FFA members and advisors for a day of media training at OKFB’s second-annual FFA Reporters Conference Monday, July 11 at the Sheraton Oklahoma City Downtown Hotel. The event equipped FFA chapter reporters and presidents with ideas and skills to effectively communicate about their chapter’s activities during the upcoming school year. The workshops focused on writing, layout and design, photography, social media and messaging with special emphasis on sharing FFA members’ activities. Students received real-world training and experience from faculty and graduate assistants from the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture Agricultural Education, […]
OKFB YF&R to hold annual shotgun shoot Aug. 27
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers is set to host their fourth-annual shotgun shoot August 27 at Silverleaf Shotgun Sports in Guthrie. The fundraising event will benefit the OKFB Foundation for Agriculture, which strives to connect consumers of all ages with individuals who work daily to produce their food and fiber. The shotgun shoot is a sporting clay style tournament featuring a variety of shooting stations for teams of four shooters. Check-in will begin at 8 a.m. with the competition beginning at 9 a.m. Lunch will be provided to all event participants and will be served at 11:30 […]
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