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The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee’s Farm and Ranch Family Recognition program honors a farm and ranch family in each of OKFB’s nine districts who upholds the best traditions of Oklahoma agriculture and rural Oklahoma as they raise food and fiber for our state and beyond. “Our farm and ranch families do a tremendous job caring for the land and their animals as they work to feed and clothe us all,” said Mignon Bolay, OKFB WLC chair. “Our Women’s Committee is proud to honor these great families who help make rural Oklahoma a wonderful place to live.” As part […]

The Bailey family of Paden received the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee’s District Nine Farm and Ranch Family Recognition during the organization’s 78th annual meeting on Saturday, Nov. 9 in Oklahoma City. Each beginning their own cattle herd in elementary school, Leon and Judy Bailey were destined to be involved in agriculture. The pair, along with their four children and nine grandchildren, all have their own unique place within the family business in Paden and Okemah. “Well, this down here is mainly pecans and cattle, and we’ve got about 2,500 pecan trees here at Five star and probably 90 […]

The Thompson family of Pauls Valley received the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee’s District Eight Farm and Ranch Family Recognition during the organization’s 78th annual meeting on Saturday, Nov. 9 in Oklahoma City. Focusing mainly on hay crops such as alfalfa and Bermuda grass on their 1,200 acres of Washita River bottomland, Brent and Famie Thompson’s investment into on-farm storage has allowed the equine, dairy and beef cattle markets to come directly to them. A portion of that land is also used occasionally for corn, soybeans and wheat to keep their operation diversified. The Thompsons also dedicate an additional […]

The Lamoine Talbott family of Enid received the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee’s District District Seven Farm and Ranch Family Recognition during the organization’s 78th annual meeting on Saturday, Nov. 9 in Oklahoma City. The Garfield County native today carries on a generations-long legacy of farming and ranching that began with her grandfather all the way back in 1905. Over the course four decades, Lamoine and her husband, Jim, expanded her family’s centennial farm from around 180 acres to more than 1,100 acres. Though she lost her husband in 2008, Lamoine continues to carry on the family’s legacy with […]

The Kyle and Laura Widney family of Watonga received the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee’s District Three Farm & Ranch Family Recognition during the organization’s 78th annual meeting on Saturday, Nov. 9 in Oklahoma City. The Widneys farm wheat and Bermuda grass alongside a cow-calf operation in western Oklahoma’s Blaine County. The family also owns and operates Flying W Livestock, a livestock equipment company first started by Kyle’s father in the 1980s. Spending most of his days at Flying W Livestock, Kyle builds custom hydraulic cattle chutes, alleys, horse chutes and other equipment for livestock producers and veterinarians throughout […]

The Edward and Debbie Crall family of Thomas received the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee’s District Two Farm and Ranch Family Recognition during the organization’s 78th annual meeting on Saturday, Nov. 9 in Oklahoma City. The Cralls’ traditional wheat, rye, grass and cattle farm in Custer County has been diversified over the years with goats, laying hens, vegetables and herbs and honey bees. “We moved here Memorial Day of 1979 and started raising wheat, cattle and children and have been here ever since,” Edward said. With a deep-rooted passion for conservation instilled in him by his grandfather, Edward uses […]

Okmulgee County Farm Bureau was presented with the 2019 Oklahoma Farm Bureau John I. Taylor Award on Saturday, Nov. 9 during the organization’s 78th annual meeting in Oklahoma City. Named after OKFB’s first president, the award serves as the organization’s highest county honor. Okmulgee County was honored for excelling in the program areas of public policy, local affairs, service to members, membership, Women’s Leadership Committee and Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee. “We’re very blessed in Okmulgee County that we have a very active group,” said Jim Meek, Okmulgee County president. “Our Women’s Leadership Committee is dedicated to making their communities […]

The Woods family of Marlow received the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee’s District Four Farm and Ranch Family Recognition during the organization’s 78th annual meeting on Saturday, Nov. 9 in Oklahoma City. Brian and Sarah Woods, along with their five young children – Kiersten, Hannah, Grant, Jase and Nash – have a cow/calf and stocker cattle operation that they run in Stephens and Comanche Counties. The family also grows wheat, alfalfa and other forage crops to feed their herd. The Woods family manages their land and cares for their animals using careful planning, which includes short- and long-range planning […]

County Farm Bureaus were recognized for their efforts to further agriculture and rural Oklahoma during Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s 78th Annual Meeting Nov. 9 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 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. Comanche, Garfield, Okmulgee and Payne County Farm Bureaus each received the Six-Star Presidential Award for excelling in six program areas. Receiving the Five-Star Presidential Award were Caddo, Creek, Kiowa, Major, Noble, Seminole, Texas and Woodward County […]

The Fox 25 Newsroom was recognized with the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Journalist of the Year Award on Nov. 9 during the organization’s 78th Annual Meeting in Oklahoma City. The award honors journalists for their contributions through reporting accurately and regularly about Farm Bureau news, agricultural and rural issues. “Agriculture plays a significant role in Oklahoma,” said Dan Snyder, Fox 25 News anchor. “It is a major industry for the Sooner State, and accounts for a significant portion of our economy. But farmers and ranchers have faced tough times over the last few years as global trade policies have fluctuated. I see […]