All dates are subject to change.
January 2024
2024 AFBF Convention
January 19-24, 2024
Salt Lake City, Utah
Contact Person: Melisa Neal
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members will travel to Salt Lake City, Utah, for the 2024 American Farm Bureau Convention.
February 2024
State Legislature Convenes
February 5, 2024
Oklahoma City, OK
State Leadership Conference
February 13, 2024
Oklahoma City, OK
Members will hear from lawmakers, state officials and leaders from around the state to hone their leadership skills, hear the latest Farm Bureau news and learn about legislative and regulatory issues that affect agriculture.
Farm Bureau Week
February 19-23, 2024
State of Oklahoma
Contact Person: Holly Carroll
County Farm Bureaus around Oklahoma will host events in their local communities to raise awareness of Farm Bureau and share the benefits of a Farm Bureau membership.
March 2024
AFBF YF&R Conference
March 8-11, 2024
Omaha, Nebraska
Contact: Burton Harmon
Oklahoma Young Farmers & Ranchers will head to Omaha for the 2024 American Farm Bureau YF&R conference for fun, fellowship, competitions, training and more.
National Agriculture Day
March 19, 2024
National Ag Day is a day to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture. Every year, producers, agricultural associations, corporations, universities, government agencies and countless others across America join together to recognize the contributions of agriculture.
Farm City Festival
March 27, 2024
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Contact Person: Marcia Irvin
One of the Women’s Leadership Committee’s most popular activities is the Farm City Festival held at the state Capitol during the legislative session. Women from across the state bring food items produced in Oklahoma to educate lawmakers and their staffs about the Oklahoma agriculture industry.
April 2024
Capitol Camp, OYLA and YF&R Scholarship submission deadline
April 1, 2024
Contact Person: Burton Harmon
Applications must be received by April 1, 2024, for OKFB’s Capitol Camp youth legislative experience, Oklahoma Youth Leading Agriculture Conference and the Young Farmers & Ranchers scholarship program.
YF&R Legislative Day
April 2, 2024
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Contact Person: Burton Harmon
This is an opportunity for YF&R members to meet personally with members of the state legislature and learn more about the issues being discussed at the state Capitol.
OKFB Washington, D.C. Summit
April 8-12, 2024
Washington, D.C.
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members visit Washington, D.C., to visit with their Congressmen to discuss issues that affect agriculture and rural Oklahoma.
Ag Day at the Capitol
April 16, 2024
Oklahoma State Capitol, OKC
Join Oklahoma’s agriculture groups and others as we bring the story of agriculture to the Oklahoma legislature
OKFB Women’s Leadership Committee Conference
April 19-20, 2024
Embassy Suites Downtown Medical Center, OKC
Contact Person: Marcia Irvin
Oklahoma Farm Bureau women come together for their annual statewide conference.
Earth Day
April 22, 2024
Every day is earth day on Oklahoma farms and ranches! Help us show the world how agriculturalists care for our land and natural resources by sharing agriculture’s story.
May 2024
OKFB Ag Tour (formerly Commodity Tour)
May 6-9, 2024
Contact Person: Marcia Irvin
Louisiana
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members will tour agriculture-related businesses and entities in the state of Louisiana to learn more about our nation’s agriculture industry.
Oklahoma FFA State Convention
May 7-8, 2024
Tulsa
Contact Person: Burton Harmon
Oklahoma FFA members descend upon Tulsa to learn and grow, and OKFB Young Farmers and Ranchers will be there!
Oklahoma Youth Leading Agriculture Conference
May 28-31, 2024
Oklahoma City Area
Contact Person: Holly Carroll
OKFB’s annual leadership conference for incoming high school seniors, OYLA provides leadership experience and broadens agricultural horizons through an intensive, four-day camp in the Oklahoma City area.
Oklahoma Legislature Adjourns
May 31, 2024
Oklahoma State Capitol, OKC
Sine die is by 5 p.m. for the Oklahoma legislature.
June 2024
On the Road with Ag in the Classroom
June 4-6, 2024
State of Oklahoma
Contact Person: Marcia Irvin
OKFB joins teachers from around the state of Oklahoma as they learn more about agriculture and its impact in Oklahoma.
Bushels for Books applications due
June 10, 2024
Contact Person: Marcia Irvin
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee has joined with the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture to provide accurate agriculture books to schools across our state.
OKFB Capitol Camp
June 12-13, 2024
Oklahoma City
Contact Person: Holly Carroll
OKFB hosts incoming high school juniors and seniors for a mock legislative event that provides a hands-on experience to help them understand how the lawmaking process works.
National Ag in the Classroom conference
June 24-27, 2024
Salt Lake City, Utah
Contact Person: Marcia Irvin
Teachers and women in agriculture will gather in Salt Lake City for the 2024 National Agriculture in the Classroom conference.
July 2024
Nurse’s Scholarship Application Deadline
July 10, 2024
Contact Person: Marcia Irvin
Members of the OKFB Women’s Leadership Committee understand the importance of the nursing profession and how any and all financial support contributes to a student’s future. To assist Farm Bureau members with the costs associated with nurse’s training, we offer three $500 scholarships every year to qualifying students.
OSU Big Three Field Days
July 16-18, 2024
Stillwater, OK
Contact Person: Burton Harmon
OKFB’s Young Farmers and Ranchers sponsor this three-day educational livestock judging event for Oklahoma students.
OKFB YF&R State Summer Conference
July 26-28, 2024
Broken Arrow
Contact Person: Burton Harmon
Young Farmers and Ranchers from around Oklahoma will gather to learn and grow together as they develop lasting relationships and agricultural leadership.
August 2024
Oklahoma Women in Agriculture Conference
August 8, 2024
Contact Person: Marcia Irvin
Women from around Oklahoma’s agriculture industry – including the OKFB Women’s Leadership Committee – will gather to learn and grow as they develop their agricultural knowledge and understanding.
OKFB YF&R Shotgun Shoot
August 9, 2024
Guthrie
Contact Person: Burton Harmon
OKFB’s Young Farmers and Ranchers’ will hold their annual shotgun shoot fundraiser benefitting programs of Oklahoma Farm Bureau.
September 2024
Read an accurate ag book week
September 3-6, 2024
Contact Person: Marcia Irvin
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee, and fellow Farm Bureau members, will share the story of agriculture by reading accurate agriculture books at schools and community gatherings around the state. Find a book to read at the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture’s recommended ag book list.
YF&R State Fair Livestock Judging
September 19, 2024
Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, Oklahoma City
Contact Person: Burton Harmon
OKFB’s Young Farmers & Ranchers sponsor their annual livestock judging event at the 2024 Oklahoma State Fair in OKC.
October 2024
County Farm Bureau Awards Deadline
October 7, 2024
Contact Person: Justin Whitmore
County Farm Bureaus must submit their 2024 awards application packet by this date to be considered for awards at the 2024 OKFB annual meeting in November.
WLC Report of Events Due
October 10, 2024
Contact Person: Marcia Irvin
The OKFB Women’s Leadership Committee Program of Work evaluations must be submitted by this date.
State Resolutions Due to Home Office
October 11, 2024
Policy resolutions from County Farm Bureaus must be submitted to the OKFB home office to be considered at the state resolutions meeting held October 22-23 in Oklahoma City.
State Resolutions Meeting
October 22-23, 2024
Embassy Suites Downtown Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK
OKFB members meet in Oklahoma City to discuss policy change resolutions submitted from county Farm Bureaus.
November 2024
OKFB Annual Meeting
November 8-10, 2024
Omni Hotel, OKC
Contact Person: Melisa Neal
OKFB’s largest annual gathering of OKFB members will be held at the Omni Hotel in Oklahoma City.
