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Oklahoma Farm Bureau, Cherokee County Farm Bureau and the Grand River Dam Authority recently purchased more than 200 life jackets for the public to use free of charge as they enjoy the Illinois River during the 2025 recreation season. The coalition, along with the Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce, worked to update the loaner jacket program along the popular Illinois River corridor in Cherokee County to provide the quality flotation devices to help prevent accidental drownings as the summer recreation season begins. The life jackets were delivered to the GRDA Scenic Rivers Operations headquarters near Tahlequah Thursday, May 15, with […]

The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Grassroots Rural & Ag Business Accelerators program was recently recognized by the Oklahoma Venture Forum with the forum’s 2025 Economic Impact Award. The award, sponsored by the Chickasaw Nation, recognized OKFB for “significant contributions to the state’s economy,” and was presented Thursday, May 15, during the OVF Awards Luncheon in Oklahoma City. The OKFB accelerators program is a collaborative rural development effort between OKFB and state and national partners. The program creates economic opportunities for rural Oklahomans and supports Oklahoma agriculture through innovation and business development for rural entrepreneurs. The program features two unique pipelines for […]

Oklahoma Farm Bureau members traveled to the plains of western Oklahoma where they learned about the region’s diverse agriculture industry during the 2025 OKFB Ag Tour May 6-8 in the Elk City area. Members started the tour by heading west to Hydro to visit Entz Auction and Realty where they were welcomed with a customized OKFB Ag Tour billboard. Allen and Jackie Entz hosted the group as they learned about the auction business. Members had the opportunity to watch the quarterly equipment auction, which is held on the first Tuesday in May. The next stop west on Interstate 40 was […]

Registration is now open for Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s fifth-annual FFA Communications Conference on Monday, July 21, in Edmond. The FFA Communications Conference will equip students with knowledge of basic communications techniques and concepts in areas including writing, photography, social media and more, all taught by leading Oklahoma communications professionals. The conference will be held in Edmond at the Hilton Garden Inn. A lunch will be provided, and students will have an opportunity to win prizes that will help them tell their FFA chapter’s story throughout the upcoming school year. Because space is limited, the conference will accept students on a […]

The Spring 2025 issue of Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Oklahoma Country magazine, filled with stories from around Oklahoma agriculture and Farm Bureau, is headed to mailboxes and is also available online for viewing and reading. Be sure to check out the digital copy in addition to the print copy mailed to each and every OKFB member. Oklahoma Country Magazine • Spring 2025 issue Scotty and Jo Herriman share their lifetime of conservation leadership as they are recognized as the 2024 Oklahoma Leopold Conservation Award winners. Enjoy fresh beef on demand from Oklahoma’s first beef vending machine. Kyle Widney shares his family’s legacy of building […]

Logan County Farm Bureau member John H. Pfeiffer, Jr., was inducted into the Agriculture Hall of Fame as the 2025 recipient of Gov. Stitt’s Outstanding Achievement in Agriculture Award during Ag Day at the Capitol Tuesday, April 22 at the Oklahoma State Capitol. “Mr. John Pfeiffer truly represents the values of and principles that Oklahoma farmers and ranchers hold dear,” Blayne Arthur, Sec. of Agriculture. “He has dedicated his life to his family, taking care of the land and his livestock and serving his community and industry. Oklahoma agriculture flourishes because of hard work and leadership from people like Mr. […]

Oklahoma Farm Bureau members helped share the important role agriculture plays in Oklahoma with state legislators, staff and visitors during Ag Day at the Capitol Tuesday, April 22. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry hosted the annual Ag Day at the Capitol event at the Oklahoma State Capitol for agriculture groups from around the state to showcase the impact agriculture has in Oklahoma while highlighting the many commodities grown across the state. The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee hosted a booth in the Captiol rotunda alongside other agriculture groups and organizations. WLC members shared the numerous events […]