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County Farm Bureaus were recognized for their efforts to further agriculture and rural Oklahoma during Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s 80th Annual Meeting Nov. 6 in Norman. Each year, OKFB recognizes the county Farm Bureaus that have excelled in program areas such as membership, public policy, local affairs, service to members, Women’s Leadership Committee and Young Farmers and Ranchers with a Presidential Star Award. Caddo, Comanche, Okmulgee, Payne and Washita County Farm Bureaus each received the Six-Star Presidential Award for excelling in six program areas. Receiving the Five-Star Presidential Award were Creek, Cherokee, Garfield, Kay, Kingfisher, LeFlore, Major, Nowata, Okfuskee, Ottawa, Pontotoc, […]

The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership committee is proud to recognize nine outstanding farm and ranch families from around our state for the 2021 OKFB WLC Farm & Ranch Family recognition program. These families work each and every day to grow and raise the food, fiber and fuel our world depends on. They carry on this ever-important task while caring for the land and the natural resources we all share. At the end of the day, our nine farm and ranch families do all this to enable the next generation of Oklahoma agriculturalists to carry on the tradition of Oklahoma […]

Storme Jones, a News9 reporter, was recognized with the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Journalist of the Year Award on Nov. 6 during the organization’s 80th Annual Meeting in Norman. The award honors a working member of the news media for accurate and regular reports about Farm Bureau news, agricultural and rural issues. “We are grateful for Storme’s willingness to share the agriculture story with the Oklahoma City metropolitan area,” said Rodd Moesel, OKFB president. “We are grateful for his active interest in seeking and reporting agriculture stories that connect our state’s farmers and ranchers with consumers.” The Oklahoma City-based broadcast journalist was […]

Comanche County Farm Bureau was honored with Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Lewis H. Munn Award on Saturday, Nov. 6 during the organization’s 80th Annual Meeting in Norman. Also known as the Farm Bureau Builders Award, the award is presented each year to the county that conducts the strongest program in a chosen area. This year, the program area was public relations. “This gives us another challenge to keep moving forward,” said Kerry Givens, Comanche County Farm Bureau president. “We are very proud to win this prestigious award.” Comanche County Farm Bureau and the county Women’s Leadership Committee teamed up for the […]

Okmulgee County Farm Bureau was presented with the 2021 Oklahoma Farm Bureau John I. Taylor Award on Saturday, Nov. 6 during the organization’s 80th annual meeting in Norman. Named after OKFB’s first president, the award serves as the organization’s highest county honor, recognizing the Farm Bureau county with the most effective programs and activities. Okmulgee County was honored for excelling in the program areas of public policy, service to members, public relations, membership, Women’s Leadership Committee and Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee. “We have been very fortunate to have an active YF&R and WLC and been active within our community,” […]

Rodd Moesel was re-elected to his third two-year term as president of Oklahoma Farm Bureau by voting delegates at the organization’s annual meeting Nov. 6 in Norman. Moesel was first elected as OKFB president in 2017 and previously represented District Three on the OKFB board for seven years. “The past few years have been unconventional, as our organization has navigated agricultural challenges and a pandemic, but I’m proud of our members pressing onward and what the organization has accomplished during these times,” Moesel said. “I really appreciate the support of the members, and I cannot wait to see what the […]