Will and Jennifer Cubbage of Osage County were announced the winners of Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers and Ranchers Excellence in Agriculture Award Nov. 12, at OFB’s 70th Annual Convention in Oklahoma City.

The award recognizes successful young adults ages 35 years or younger who are involved in farming but whose primary occupations are not farming or owning an agricultural business. Winners are chosen based on their involvement in agriculture and participation in Oklahoma Farm Bureau and other community organizations.

The couple received a four-wheeler ATV, courtesy of Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma and Chisholm Trail Farm Credit, and an all-expense-paid trip to the American Farm Bureau Federation convention in Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 8-11.

Will and Jennifer have one son and own and operate an Angus purebred operation near Pawhuska. Will works as the Oklahoma State University County Extension Agriculture Educator, and Jennifer is employed as an elementary school librarian in Bartlesville.

The couple served as state YF&R chairmen in 2010 and hosted close to 800 attendees at the 2010 National YF&R Leadership Conference in Tulsa.

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(Left to Right) Adam Martens, Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Chairman; Beth Norvell, Chisholm Trail Farm Credit; and John Grunewald, President and CEO of Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma present Will and Jennifer Cubbage of Osage County with the OFB YF&R Excellence in Agriculture award on Saturday, Nov. 12 in Oklahoma City. The Cubbages have a purebred Angus cattle operation near Pawhuska, in addition to off-the-farm jobs.

(Left to Right) Adam Martens, Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Chairman; Beth Norvell, Chisholm Trail Farm Credit; and John Grunewald, President and CEO of Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma present Will and Jennifer Cubbage of Osage County with the OFB YF&R Excellence in Agriculture award on Saturday, Nov. 12 in Oklahoma City. The Cubbages have a purebred Angus cattle operation near Pawhuska, in addition to off-the-farm jobs.