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Second-grade teachers can now enroll their classrooms in a watermelon-growing contest through the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture’s fourth-annual Watermelon Challenge. During the challenge, students will grow their very own watermelon from seeds provided by the foundation for a chance to win prizes. The challenge illustrates the hard work and effort Oklahoma farmers and ranchers undertake when growing and raising food. Schools participating in the challenge will receive watermelon seed packets, an activity book and resources with lessons for each student in their classroom. After teachers work through the provided lessons, students and their families are encouraged to plant […]

The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee shared the agriculture story with legislators during the group’s annual Farm City Festival at the Oklahoma State Capitol Wednesday, March 27. WLC members hosted a lunch in the second-floor rotunda of the Capitol for legislators, their staff and Capitol employees to thank them for supporting policies that enable Oklahoma farmers and ranchers to continue providing food, fuel and fiber for a growing world. “Our Farm City Festival is a tradition,” said Mignon Bolay, OKFB WLC chair. “It is a tradition for the Farm Bureau women to come to the Capitol and thank our […]

Oklahoma Farm Bureau supported Oklahoma agriculture youth at the 2024 Oklahoma Youth Expo Sale of Champions on Friday, March 22, where OKFB purchased premiums for 66 exhibitors. OKFB contributed a total of $45,000 in premiums and add-on premiums during the Friday-night sale. OKFB also purchased the chalice for the grand champion steer, which was exhibited by Ruby Bell of Bristow FFA. OKFB partnered with fellow agriculture and rural organizations and businesses to purchase premiums of cattle, hogs, sheep and goats exhibited by Oklahoma 4-H and FFA members at the annual youth livestock show. The sale serves as an opportunity for […]

Oklahoma Farm Bureau welcomed two new staff members to the organization in February. Chloe Black Chloe Black joined OKFB as coordinator of collegiate, special projects and YF&R. In her role, Black will work with the Young Farmers & Ranchers program to support events and activities in addition to facilitating and growing Collegiate Farm Bureau programs at colleges and universities around the state. She will also conduct OKFB safety programs, focusing on the southern half of the state. “Having grown up in a family heavily involved in the agriculture industry, I am excited to pursue a career with Oklahoma Farm Bureau […]

Oklahoma Farm Bureau members will travel to Washington, D.C. April 8-12 to advocate for agriculture issues and rural Oklahoma during OKFB’s 2024 Washington, D.C., Summit. OKFB members can register now through Friday, March 15, to travel to our nation’s capital with fellow Farm Bureau members to visit with Oklahoma’s congressional delegation and hear from D.C.-based industry and business leaders. OKFB is offering its members a hotel room package for the duration of the trip at $2,200 for a single-occupancy room and $2,800 for a double-occupancy room. The package includes a four-night hotel stay at either the Hyatt or Canopy by […]

The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture is collecting donations through March 15 for farmer, ranchers and rural communities affected by devastating wildfires that swept across Oklahoma in early 2024. Donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar with the foundation, Oklahoma Farm Bureau and Oklahoma Farm Bureau Insurance each matching up to $10,000 for a total donation match of up to $30,000. Oklahoma Farm Bureau members know the road to recovery after wildfires is a long, ongoing process stretching from initial response by emergency crews to replacing lost fencing and structures. The OKFB Foundation for Agriculture takes a long-term view of wildfire […]