The Oklahoma Farm Bureau communications and public relations department was presented with three American Farm Bureau 2024 Communications Awards during the 2024 AFBF Communications Conference in Waco, TX, May 15. The awards were earned for outstanding communications work supporting agriculture and Farm Bureau’s grassroots advocacy efforts. Entries were judged against states with similar membership sizes with three awards in each category presented to state Farm Bureaus in different membership groups. OKFB won the best social media video category for the OKFB District 7 Farm and Ranch Family Recognition Program video feature telling the story of the Regier family of Grant […]
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OKFB members learn about Louisiana agriculture during 2024 OKFB Ag Tour
More than 60 Oklahoma Farm Bureau members learned about the spicy, savory and sweet Louisiana agriculture industry during the 2024 OKFB Ag Tour May 6-9 to Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. The tour featured two days of stops and visits to farms, agribusinesses and cultural destinations in southwest Louisiana near Lafayette. Members arrived on Monday, May 6, with a welcome dinner and meeting with Vermilion Parish Farm Bureau members and leaders at the parish Farm Bureau office. The local Farm Bureau planned the tour stops for OKFB members with numerous visits at local Farm Bureau members’ farms and ranches. The first full […]
Comanche County member selected to serve on FCC precision ag task force
Comanche County Farm Bureau member Cody Goodknight has been appointed to serve on the Federal Communication Commission’s Precision Ag Connectivity Task Force Working Group on mapping and analyzing connectivity on agricultural lands. Goodknight, who farms and ranches in the Chattanooga area with his wife, Kara, is one of eight members of the working group and serves alongside telecommunications representatives, U.S. government employees and land-grant university leaders. Goodknight is the sole farmer member in his specific working group. Members of the task force play an advisory role in directing FCC’s efforts to deploy and enhance broadband internet access to promote precision […]
OKFB to host 2024 FFA Communications Conference July 23
Registration is now open for Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s fourth-annual FFA Communications Conference on Tuesday, July 23, in Edmond. The Elevate Communications Conference will equip students with knowledge of basic communications techniques and concepts in areas including writing, photography, social media and more, all taught by leading Oklahoma communications professionals. The conference will be held in Edmond at the Hilton Garden Inn. A lunch will be provided, and students will have an opportunity to win prizes that will help them tell their FFA chapter’s story throughout the upcoming school year. Because space is limited, the conference will accept students on a […]
OKFB YF&R 2024 Shotgun Shoot Fundraiser registration now open
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers will host their annual Shotgun Shoot Fundraiser Friday, August 9, at Silverleaf Shotgun Sports near Guthrie. The fundraiser features a sporting-clays-style shoot with proceeds benefitting the work of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. Registration is now open through Friday, August 2, on the OKFB website for sponsors, teams and individuals who will compete in one of three divisions for youth shooters, collegiate shooters and an open division. The day will start with registration at 8 a.m. followed by a required safety meeting at 9 a.m. Shooting will start immediately following […]
Statement: OKFB applauds Stitt’s veto of water metering bill
Gov. Kevin Stitt today vetoed HB 3194, which would have required the installation of metering devices on all permitted groundwater wells in the state of Oklahoma. Oklahoma Farm Bureau asked the governor to veto the bill after it unexpectedly passed the Senate and was sent to the governor in the middle of stakeholder negotiations. Oklahoma Farm Bureau President Rodd Moesel released the following statement today, praising the governor’s veto: “Oklahoma Farm Bureau members thank Gov. Kevin Stitt for standing up for Oklahomans’ property rights today with his veto of HB 3194. “As family farmers and ranchers who care for and […]
OKFB WLC holds annual conference for Farm Bureau women in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Farm Bureau women from around the state joined together for a weekend of fellowship, service and learning during the 2024 OKFB Women’s Leadership Committee’s annual statewide conference at the Embassy Suites Downtown Medical Center in Oklahoma City April 19-20. The conference featured breakout sessions, community service projects, a silent auction fundraiser and networking opportunities for the more than 100 Farm Bureau members who attended. The conference kicked off Friday, April 19, with two community service projects. Members assembled bags of toiletry supplies for families staying at the Oklahoma City Ronald McDonald House, which serves as a home for families […]
OKFB taps six Oklahoma businesses for 2024 Activate Oklahoma rural development cohort
Oklahoma Farm Bureau has named six rural Oklahoma businesses to the 2024 Activate Oklahoma cohort, part of the organization’s Oklahoma Grassroots Rural and Ag Business Accelerators program. The accelerators program is a collaborative rural development initiative from OKFB along with national and state-level partners that develops Oklahoma-based innovators creating ideas, technologies and products creating economic opportunities in rural Oklahoma. The members of the 2024 Activate Oklahoma cohort are Grillblazer, a company specializing in cooking torches from Chouteau; Allied Innovation Partners, a Cashion-based business that blends e-commerce with traditional commodity exchanges; Perfect Pose of Altus, a company that helps hunters capture […]
Spring 2024 Oklahoma Country magazine now available
Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Spring 2024 issue of Oklahoma Country magazine, filled with stories from around Oklahoma agriculture, is now available online for reading.
More than $110,000 collected for wildfire relief in aftermath of springtime Oklahoma fires
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture collected more than $110,000 in donations and matching funds to help spur recovery efforts in the aftermath of springtime wildfires in the state. Donations were collected from late February through March 15. The foundation, Oklahoma Farm Bureau and Oklahoma Farm Bureau Insurance each offered $10,000 in dollar-for-dollar matching funds. In total, more than $80,000 in relief donations were received, and the full $30,000 in matching dollars were contributed to the foundation’s fire relief fund, resulting in a total of more than $110,000 available for fire relief efforts to aid in recovery. Donations were […]
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