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Thirteen high school seniors from across the state participated in Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Oklahoma Youth Leading Agriculture conference June 14-17 in Oklahoma City. The OKFB Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee host the annual conference, which is designed to prepare high school students for a career in agriculture and to advance leadership skills. Participants of the conference were high school seniors selected through an application process. The four-day conference provided students with the opportunity to tour local agricultural enterprises including American Plant Products, Oklahoma National Stockyards Company, Restore OKC and Whitmore Farms. Students volunteered at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, […]

Oklahoma Farm Bureau members are encouraged to attend one of the organization’s 11 August Area Meetings beginning August 8. The meetings allow members to consider and discuss some of the pressing issues facing agriculture and rural Oklahoma as they prepare for the development of organizational policy for the upcoming year. Updates about the work the organization continues to do for and on behalf of farmers, ranchers and rural Oklahomans will be provided for members. Listed below is the date and time for the district meetings. For more information, contact your field representative. District 1 • West August 8 at 6 p.m.                 […]

Oklahoma Farm Bureau members ages 35-50 are invited to attend the OKFB Generation Bridge Summer Series, which features three opportunities for members to gather in July and August. OKFB’s new Generation Bridge program targets OKFB members who are in the middle of their agriculture careers and want to expand their agricultural knowledge, connections and leadership experience. The three events – July 28 in Tulsa, August 12 in Enid, and August 26 in Oklahoma City – will provide members with the opportunity to enjoy conversations, make connections and create community with like-minded producers. Tulsa – July 28 – Tulsa Drillers Stadium Generation […]

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.” […]

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 […]