The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee recently named its nine District Farm and Ranch Family Recognition recipients. The program honors a farm and ranch family in each of OKFB’s nine districts who upholds the best traditions of agriculture and rural Oklahoma as they raise food and fiber for our state and beyond. “Farm and ranch families are the very backbone of Oklahoma agriculture and our state’s rural communities as a whole,” said Mignon Bolay, OKFB WLC Chair. “The OKFB Women’s Leadership Committee is proud to honor these nine families who exemplify the very best of our industry as they […]
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Nash joins OKFB as communications specialist
Oklahoma Farm Bureau recently hired Rebekah Nash as a communications specialist. Nash is re-joining OKFB after completing the 2019 summer communications internship program. She will assist the organization in creating and managing content for social media, overseeing the website, and providing support for written content. “Growing up in agriculture ignited my passion for the industry, but after my internship with OKFB, I knew I wanted to tell the stories of farmers and ranchers,” Nash said. “I am looking forward to meeting members from across the state and learning more about Oklahoma’s extensive agricultural industry.” Originally from Moweaqua, Illinois, Nash was […]
Enter to win Ford Bronco 6-volt ride-on toy in OKFB giveaway
For agricultural producers across the state, Ford vehicles have played an integral part of their everyday farming and ranching practices, along with shuttling Oklahoma’s future producers to and from school, as they raise the next generation of Ford customers. The youngest of future Ford customers now has the chance to drive their very own Ford Bronco 6-volt ride-on toy through Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s giveaway on Facebook. To enter the giveaway: Like the three OKFB posts highlighting the Ford Bronco 6-volt ride-on toy giveaway directly from the OKFB Facebook page Share the three OKFB Bronco giveaway posts directly from the OKFB […]
OKFB members encouraged to participate in legislative redistricting town halls
Oklahoma Farm Bureau encourages its members to attend one of the Oklahoma Legislature’s redistricting town hall meetings to be held across the state in the coming weeks. Every 10 years, the state Legislature is constitutionally required to redraw legislative and congressional district boundaries using the latest U.S. Census data. Farm Bureau members, who worked diligently over the past year to promote census participation in rural areas across the state, now have the opportunity to share their perspectives on the redrawing of legislative and congressional district lines. “The redistricting process only happens every 10 years, which means it’s important that rural […]
Six issues AFBF advocated for farmers and ranchers in Washington in 2020
American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall shared the national organization’s efforts for farmers and ranchers this year in an address to Oklahoma Farm Bureau members during the organization’s 2020 online business meeting held Thursday, Nov. 5. Duvall conveyed six key issues AFBF leaders and staff have worked on in Washington, D.C., during the past year. 1. Cultivating relationships with Congress, federal agencies Many of Farm Bureau’s successes can be attributed to the continued and new relationships being built between AFBF and congressional leadership, fellow agricultural organizations and federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency. […]
OKFB hosts successful online business meeting
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members elected new leaders, conducted organizational business and heard from speakers during the organization’s 2020 online business meeting held Thursday, Nov. 5. Held in place of the organization’s typical in-person convention, the meeting was streamed online and at nine in-district gatherings held across the state. New state directors were elected by Farm Bureau members in districts one, four and seven during in-person caucus meetings held at 5:30 p.m. Leon Richards of Texas County, Kerry Givens of Comanche County and Stacy Simunek of Kay County were chosen by members to represent districts one, four and seven, respectively, on […]
Grassroots Farm Bureau members elect new leaders
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members elected three new members to the organization’s board of directors during district caucus meetings held Thursday, Nov. 5. Leon Richards of Texas County, Kerry Givens of Comanche County and Stacy Simunek of Kay County were chosen by voting delegates in districts one, four and seven, respectively, to serve a three-year term on the OKFB board of directors. Leon Richards will represent members in northwest Oklahoma’s district one which includes Beaver, Cimarron, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Texas and Woodward Counties. A farmer and rancher near Turpin, Oklahoma, Richards owns a dryland farming operation consisting of grain sorghum and […]
OKFB secures success in 2020 elections
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members are celebrating a fruitful 2020 election cycle after Tuesday’s general election resulted in successful races by numerous candidates supported by the organization’s grassroots-driven political action committees. All six congressional candidates endorsed by OKFB’s federal Ag PAC were elected, while 87% of candidates supported by the organization’s state-level political action committee, the OKFB Ag Fund, were chosen to serve in public office in 2020. “Both the Ag PAC and the Ag Fund exist to give farmers and ranchers a voice in the elections that impact our very livelihoods,” said Keeff Felty, Jackson County farmer and OKFB Ag […]
OKFB praises USDA’s $26.4 million investment in rural broadband
Oklahoma Farm Bureau applauds today’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to invest $26.4 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved areas in rural Oklahoma. The investment, part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program, will grant internet access to 5,996 people and 228 farms across Atoka, Comanche, Haskell and Muskogee counties. “OKFB appreciates the USDA’s additional $26.4 million investment in rural communities to provide broadband access in four Oklahoma counties,” said Rodd Moesel, OKFB president. “Reliable internet access is no longer a luxury but a necessity for day-to-day life […]
YF&R elect new leaders, host discussion meet at annual caucus
Cody and Kara Goodknight of Comanche County Farm Bureau were chosen to serve as chairs of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers committee by delegates to the OKFB YF&R caucus held Saturday, Oct. 24 in Oklahoma City. “We are honored to have the opportunity to serve as chairs of the YF&R committee this year,” Cody Goodknight said. “We greatly enjoy networking with other agriculturalists around our state and country and are excited about the activities Farm Bureau has planned for next year.” Other members elected to serve on the committee include Chism and Heather Sander of Dewey County, […]
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