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Commodity Advisory Committee MeetingFebruary 14-20, 2010
San Antonio, TX
OFB Leadership Conference
February 15-16, 2010
Oklahoma City
Farm Bureau Week
February 15-19, 2010
YF&R National Leadership Conference
February 19-22, 2010
Tulsa, OK
Food Check-Out Week
February 21-27, 2010
All dates
call to the capitol
OFB members urged to rally for private property rights following leadership conference
Following the adjournment of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Leadership Conference on Tuesday, Feb. 16, OFB members are urged to attend a private property rights rally at the State Capitol at 1:30 p.m. Livestock producers are especially encouraged to attend the rally in an effort to protect the rights to care for their livestock and hire those they choose to care for their livestock. Legislators are facing pressure on this issue and need to hear from farmers and ranchers – the people directly affected by related legislation.
New State Chamber president joins list of speakers at leadership conference
A golden plow, world farm leader, state budget breakdown and legislative priorities are all on the agenda for Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s annual Leadership Conference, which will be held Feb. 15-16 at the Marriott Hotel on Northwest Expressway in Oklahoma City. read more
YF&R Speech Contest entries, scholarship applications are available
Click here to learn more about the YF&R Speech Contest and Scholarship Program. Speech Contest entries and scholarship applications are available for download.
AGRICULTURE news
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'Feeding, clothing the world... | Oklahoma to host | OFB planning for |
The sacrifices made by farmers and ranchers as they struggle through ice, rain, snow, 100 degree temperatures, floods and drought are highlighted in a new advertising campaign for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau. Click here to listen to the radio commercials. | Oklahoma has been chosen as the host state for the 2010 National YF&R Leadership Conference. The conference will be held February 19-22, 2010 at the Doubletree Hotel in Tulsa. The theme is "Stand Up and Speak Out!" Click here for more on speakers, tours and sessions. | Oklahoma Farm Bureau leaders will lobby the Oklahoma congressional delegation during its annual Congressional Action Tour, which will be held April 11-15 in Washington, D.C. Registration forms, which are due March 1, are available here. For more contact Sarah Baker at 405-530-2681. |
legislative action
Senate honors Sen. Jim Inhofe,
HB 3202 passes out of committee
The 2010 legislative session began recently with the final State of the State address by Governor Brad Henry. In his address, the governor outlined many issues facing the state, but none larger or more important than the state’s budget shortfall, which is around $1 billion. He encouraged lawmakers to closely examine where cuts should be made. He also told legislators to get work started on raising the cap on Rainy Day Fund deposits, which would take a vote of the people. Currently, the fund is capped at 10 percent of general revenue receipts. The governor’s proposal would increase the cap to 15 percent. read more