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Oklahoma Youth ExpoMarch 12-22, 2010
State Fairgrounds – Oklahoma City
National Agriculture Week
March 14-20, 2010
YF&R Speech Contest
March 15, 2010
OSU-OKC Campus
National Agriculture Day
March 20, 2010
State FBW Committee Meeting
March 29-31, 2010
OFB Headquarters – OKC
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yf&r offers $1,000 scholarships
YF&R scholarship applications are available
Oklahoma’s next generation of agricultural leaders have an opportunity to further their agriculture education with nine $1,000 scholarships offered by Oklahoma Farm Bureau & Affiliated Companies and its Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee. Scholarship applications are due March 15. Click here for more.
OFB Commodity Tour to focus on beef
Producers interested in learning more about the beef cattle industry, what buyers are looking for, and how to add value to their livestock won’t want to miss Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s first Commodity Tour March 31 – April 1 in northwest Oklahoma. read more
Food Check-Out Week wrap-up
See and hear what the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women's Committee undertook as they shopped for groceries and donated them to our state's Ronald McDonald Houses in our online multimedia presentation.
AGRICULTURE news
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'Feeding, clothing the world... | Oklahoma hosts successful | YF&R Golf Classic |
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 hosted approximately 800 young producers from across the nation Feb. 20-22 for the 2010 National YF&R Leadership Conference. This year's theme was "Stand Up and Speak Out!" To view a photos from the annual conference, click here. | Register now for the 8th Annual YF&R Golf Classic, sponsored by OFB’s Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee. The golf tournament will be held May 7 at the Turkey Creek Golf Course in Hennessey. All proceeds will benefit the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Legal Foundation. Click here for more information. |
legislative action
HB 3202 passes House floor, budget holes patched
It may only be March, but the 2010 Oklahoma Legislative Session has already seen its share of important legislation move though the process. A budget agreement was reached to fill holes in the 2010 budget and allow agencies such as corrections and public safety to avoid furloughing prison guards or troopers. The Legislature must still reach an agreement on the next budget year before adjourning this session. Senior nutrition programs have received a tremendous amount of attention and funding for this program will certainly be discussed as the state’s budget for the upcoming year is negotiated.
In addition to the budget talks, Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s priority legislation is making its way through the process. read more