The American Farm Bureau Federation presented its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, to Sen. James Inhofe during AFBF’s 2018 Annual Convention & IDEAg Trade Show. AFBF established the Distinguished Service Award in 1928 to honor individuals who have devoted their careers to serving the national interest of American agriculture. Sen. Inhofe is a longtime friend of America’s farm and ranch families and an eight-time recipient of AFBF’s Friend of Farm Bureau award. His commitment to protecting landowners’ property rights, preserving our natural resources, and reining in federal regulatory overreach has brought relief to farmers and ranchers across our nation. […]
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Crawley selected as state FSA committee chair
Oklahoma Farm Bureau District 5 State Director Gary Crawley was selected by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to serve as chairman of the Oklahoma Farm Service Agency Committee. State FSA committees are appointed for a one-year term, which began on January 1, 2018. Each state committee has five members, one chairperson and four members. FSA committee appointees for State committees are selected by the USDA Secretary, serve at the pleasure of the secretary, and are responsible for carrying out FSA’s farm programs within delegated authorities. Crawley and his wife, Wilma, raise cattle near Savanna in southeastern Oklahoma. Crawley retired […]
OKFB to hold campaign school Jan. 26-27; registration closes Jan. 23
Please note: the registration deadline for OKFB’s 2018 Campaign Management Seminar has been extended to Tuesday, January 23 at 5 p.m. Oklahoma Farm Bureau will host a campaign management seminar Jan. 26-27 at the Oklahoma Farm Bureau home office in Oklahoma City. The two-day seminar will provide helpful information for candidates seeking political office in upcoming elections. The seminar is open to candidates seeking office, their spouses and campaign managers. The seminar will feature a variety of topics presented by political experts who have a wide array of experience and knowledge working on campaigns and with elected officials. Topics to […]
Doye receives recognition for work on packs programs
Oklahoma Farm Bureau Interim Executive Director Thad Doye received the National Association of Agricultural Educators Outstanding Cooperation award at the NAAE annual convention in Nashville on December 8. This award recognizes both individuals and organizations who have given outstanding support to agricultural education programs. Doye encourages Oklahoma FFA and 4-H members to donate their livestock to the state’s Pork for Packs and Beef for Backpacks programs. Donated animals are processed into protein sticks that food banks add to backpacks sent home with undernourished schoolchildren. In the past four years Doye, FFA and 4-H members together have impacted over two million […]
OKFB members named to national beef board
Two Oklahoma Farm Bureau members were selected as one of 27 new members appointed to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue on Dec. 20. Roger Mills Farm Bureau member Jimmy Taylor of Cheyenne and Grady County Farm Bureau member Blayne Arthur were selected to each serve a three-year term on the board, whcih is composed of 99 members. Taylor was nominated by OKFB. Taylor and his wife, Tracy, have a cow-calf operation located between Elk City and Cheyenne in western Oklahoma. “The goal of our operation is to make the best steak possible,” […]
Payne County member selected to serve on AFBF YF&R Committee
Rachel Pickens of Payne County Farm Bureau recently was appointed to serve on the American Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee. The committee helps evaluate and update the YF&R long-term plan, assists with executing YF&R competitive events at the AFBF Annual Convention, provides programming advice for the AFBF YF&R Leadership Conference, serves on one of four subcommittees, serves as a contact for state YF&R programs, and takes part in numerous committee meetings. “Through her involvement in Farm Bureau, our state and her local community, Rachel has demonstrated a passion for sharing the story of agriculture and our organization,” […]
Oklahoma YF&R members to compete at AFBF Annual Meeting in January
Three members of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers program will represent Oklahoma in national YF&R contests at the American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting Jan. 5-10 in Nashville, Tennessee. The winner of this year’s Oklahoma YF&R Achievement Award, Chad Selman of Tulsa County will compete to win the AFBF YF&R Achievement Award. The award recognizes young farmers and ranchers who have excelled in their farm or ranch and have honed their leadership abilities to superiority. Participants are involved in production agriculture with a majority of their income subject to normal production risks. The 2018 YF&R Achievement Award […]
Join OKFB at the 2018 Tulsa Farm Show
Join Oklahoma Farm Bureau at the 24th-annual Tulsa Farm Show December 7-9 at the River Spirit Expo at Expo Square. Oklahoma Farm Bureau staff will be on-hand in booth 712 to visit about the benefits of an Oklahoma Farm Bureau membership and to share the latest news and information about the organization. Featuring a multitude of exhibitors, the show runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7 and Friday, Dec. 8 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9. The Tulsa Farm Show includes horsemanship seminars, cattle equipment demonstrations, a livestock handling skills competition and more. […]
Women’s Leadership Committee, Foundation present agriculture books to teachers
Six Oklahoma teachers were presented with a basket of agriculture books during the OKFB Annual Meeting Nov. 11 in Norman, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee partnered with the Oklahoma Farming and Ranching Foundation to sponsor this year’s Bushels for Books program, which donates a bushel basket of accurate agriculture books to teachers and schools across the state. “The Foundation is dedicated to educating others about our state’s farming and ranching community,” said Jeramy Rich, president of the Oklahoma Farming and Ranching Foundation. “We’re proud to support teachers across the state in educating the future of Oklahoma.” Applications […]
OKFB members set grassroots policy for 2018
Taxes and rural healthcare were at the top of the list as Oklahoma Farm Bureau members finalized the organization’s 2018 policy during its 2017 annual meeting Nov. 10-12 in Norman, Oklahoma. OKFB’s grassroots policy begins at the county level before being refined by a state resolutions committee and finalized by the full delegate body at state convention. OKFB staff uses the policy to advocate for its farm and ranch members at the state Capitol. Tax policy As the state of Oklahoma continues to grapple with budget shortfalls, state lawmakers have attempted to raise revenue by implementing various tax increases. Members […]
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