Oklahoma Farm Bureau County News

Adam Bohl, a fifth-generation Chattanooga farmer and Comanche County Farm Bureau member, recently explained the impact of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on farmers and ranchers in a story with KSWO 7 News in Lawton. The trade deal, which went into effect on July 1, replaces the previous North American Free Trade Agreement and is expected to increase U.S. agricultural exports by $2 billion. “Some of the improvements are Canada and Mexico will treat all imports from the U.S., and grade them on the same scale system as they would domestically,” Bohl said in the story. “Canada previously had graded imported […]

John Pfeiffer, Logan County Farm Bureau president and owner of Pfeiffer Angus Farms near Mulhall, Oklahoma, explained some of the challenges facing beef producers in a recent News9 story. Low cattle prices, coupled with recent processing plant reductions, have taken a toll on ranchers across Oklahoma and around the nation. “All of those things begin to have an effect on the price, and when they affect the price it begins to affect everyone’s bottom line,” Pfeiffer said. Dr. Derrell Peel, an Oklahoma State University livestock market specialist, told News9 that cattle ranchers have experienced a 17% drop in prices since […]

Custer County Farm Bureau officially broke ground on a new office building in Weatherford on Tuesday, Sept. 10. The new office, expected to be completed sometime toward the end of next year, will be located at 1402 N. Washington across from Weatherford High School. It will replace the current office located at 510 E. Main. A larger space will provide the county Farm Bureau with increased opportunities to serve the community, Custer County Farm Bureau President Lawrence Sawatzky said. “We just have a lot of opportunities to have more programs (for the community) in Weatherford,” Sawatzky said. “We need to […]

Oklahoma Farm Bureau members across the state will hold county annual meetings within their counties over the next few weeks. These meetings serve as an opportunity for members to celebrate the year, discuss agriculture issues, create grassroots OKFB policy for the next year, and fellowship with one another. For more information about your county annual meeting, contact your county office. County annual meetings are listed below in alphabetical order by county. A | B | C | D | E | G | H | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | […]

Chad Selman, a Tulsa County Farm Bureau member and pecan producer, recently shared his concerns about agricultural labor during a congressional field hearing with Congressman Kevin Hern on July 22 in Tulsa. The hearing, hosted by U.S. House Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access Ranking Member Kevin Hern and Chair Andy Kim, aimed to highlight the challenges small businesses – including farms and ranches – face in trying to comply with federal regulations. Selman emphasized the U.S. Department of Labor’s recently proposed rules to modernize the H-2A program, which is used by farmers and ranchers to […]