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 […]
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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 […]
More than $8,000 and 300 hogs donated to Pork for Packs program
A total of $8,370.84 and 322 hogs were donated to the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture’s Pork for Packs program as part of the 2021-2022 Oklahoma FFA Hunger Challenge. Pork for Packs – a collaboration between the OKFB Foundation for Agriculture, the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma and the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma – provides protein sticks for chronically hungry children in Oklahoma. The protein sticks are included in food-filled backpacks given to students to eat during weekends and holidays, when meals at school are not available. “We are thankful for the students who donated animals and […]
Legislative Update: medical marijuana, third-party assessors, drought relief, veterinarian incentives
The pace at the state Capitol was significantly slower this week compared to the hustle and bustle of the previous week. According to the state Constitution, the legislative session must end no later than Friday, May 27; however, early chatter indicates both chambers are aiming to finish sooner in hopes of jumping on the campaign trail before the June 28 primary election. In addition to the usual budget negotiations, this period of session consists of the two chambers hammering out final negotiations and agreements on bills that have been amended multiple times throughout the legislative process. Several bills related to […]
SCOTUS begins evaluation of McGirt fallout in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta
The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta on Wednesday, April 27. Earlier this year, the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Legal Foundation submitted an amicus curiae – or “friend of the court” – brief alongside the Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association and the Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma in support of the state of Oklahoma’s position. Castro-Huerta stems from the 2020 ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma, where the Supreme Court ruled that the state of Oklahoma did not have jurisdiction to prosecute Jimcy McGirt, a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, for a […]
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