Thirteen incoming high school seniors were recently selected to attend the 2022 Oklahoma Youth Leading Agriculture conference June 14-17. The conference, hosted by the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers, is designed to prepare high school students for a future career in agriculture and to advance leadership skills. Attendees will have the chance to hear from exciting speakers, participate in a team-building ropes course and communications training, complete a service project at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, visit farms and ranches and much more. The students selected for the OYLA conference are: Macy Shelton, Carter County Halle Pullen, […]
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OKFB WLC to sponsor five grant opportunities for school gardens
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee is proud to sponsor the 2022 Oklahoma Farm to School Garden of the Year contest. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Farm to School program encourages teachers to integrate agricultural lessons into their everyday curriculum so students can learn more about where their food comes from. Schools who have an established garden or are creating a garden are encouraged to apply for one of the five grants offered. The contest encourages teachers to share the world of horticulture and healthy eating habits with students of all ages. The five contest categories […]
Fragasso joins OKFB as communications summer intern
Megan Fragasso, an agricultural communications senior at Oklahoma State University, recently joined Oklahoma Farm Bureau as the 2022 communications summer intern. Fragasso will assist the OKFB communications and public relations department with writing news and feature stories, managing social media, updating the organization’s website, developing print products for organizational programs, covering various Farm Bureau events and more. “Growing up on my family’s farm and ranch, I saw their dedication to the industry, and their passion has been engrained in me,” Fragasso said. “I am proud to be able to advocate for agriculture while also growing my skills for the future.” […]
Nearly $15,000 donated through OKFB’s Community Food Assistance Matching Program
County Farm Bureau organizations along with Oklahoma Farm Bureau donated $14,735 to community food pantries, food banks and other food assistance programs through the OKFB Community Food Assistance Matching Program during the month of April. The program connects county Farm Bureaus with their communities through donations to local food assistance programs. OKFB matched county donations up to $100, doubling the impact of each gift. The program serves as an opportunity for farmers and ranchers to help members of their local communities through the very products our state’s agriculturalists grow and raise each and every day. Thirty-eight county organizations and three […]
Reviewing medical marijuana legislation during the 2022 legislative session
Oklahoma’s medical marijuana industry took the state by storm after the passage of State Question 788 in 2018. With more than 8,000 medical marijuana grows in Oklahoma, the industry has had a significant impact on agriculture and rural Oklahoma. Concerns around medical marijuana and the impact it has or will have on Oklahoma’s agriculture industry were on the top of Farm Bureau members’ minds during the 2022 legislative session. From illegal activity to concerns with herbicide spray drift, Farm Bureau members sought clarity on potential liabilities and improved communications with medical marijuana growers around them. Oklahoma Farm Bureau began the […]
Legislative Update: budget deal, special session, final bill movement
State lawmakers wrapped up the bulk of their work last week ending with a rare Friday legislative day. While the majority of the work is now complete, both chambers have signaled that they plan to return to the Capitol on Thursday and Friday to consider any overrides of potential gubernatorial vetoes before adjourning sine die on Friday, May 27. Last week, the budget for fiscal year 2023 was approved by both the House and Senate and now awaits consideration by Gov. Stitt. The 2023 budget included funding for a variety of Oklahoma Farm Bureau interests. Lawmakers allocated just over $10 […]
OKFB to host FFA Reporters Conference July 11
Oklahoma Farm Bureau invites chapter FFA reporters to attend the second FFA Reporters Conference Monday, July 11 at the Sheraton Downtown Hotel in Oklahoma City. The conference will arm students with knowledge of basic communications techniques including social media, photography, videography, graphic design and writing from some of Oklahoma’s leading agricultural communications professionals. Registration is $25 and covers the full-day conference with breakout sessions, lunch, a t-shirt and fun giveaways. Agricultural education instructors will have the opportunity to participate in optional sessions to learn how to efficiently and effectively help students share the importance of FFA and agricultural education in […]
OKFB YF&R to host summer conference July 29-31
Farm Bureau members ages 18-35 are invited to attend the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Summer Conference July 29-31 in Enid. The conference will offer YF&R members the chance to meet farmers and ranchers from across the state, tour local agricultural facilities and learn more about YF&R leadership opportunities and programs. Attendees will enjoy an evening of fellowship and networking on Friday at Schnaithman Farms. On Saturday, YF&R members will tour local farms, ranches and agricultural facilities before dinner and musical guest Johnny Cooper at the Stride Bank Center. Sunday will feature a worship service and a discussion […]
OKFB sends letter to Congress in opposition of cattle market legislation
Oklahoma Farm Bureau recently partnered with the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association to send a letter to Congress in opposition of the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act and the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act. The letter – sent to United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow and Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member John Boozman – urged the recipients to oppose and prevent further action on both measures. OKFB and OCA support portions of the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act, but do not support the legislation in its entirety. In […]
OKFB members travel to east central Oklahoma for 2022 Ag Tour
More than 50 Oklahoma Farm Bureau members traveled to east-central Oklahoma during the 2022 OKFB Ag Tour May 4-6. Members from across the state had the opportunity to learn about production agriculture at Crow Farm Markets, a vegetable and fruit producer near Shawnee; Leaning Oak Ranch, a commercial beef herd near Okemah; Watson Farms Meat Processing, a state inspected and custom meat processor near Council Hill; Livesay Orchard, a peach, watermelon, and apple producer near Porter; and P&C Cattle Pens, a cattle pen manufacturer near Stillwell. Tour stops also included G&H Decoy, the oldest decoy manufacturer in America located in […]
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