The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee has awarded three $500 scholarships to students from Farm Bureau member families who are pursuing a career in nursing. The scholarships were awarded to Jadin Wilkinson of Buffalo, Victoria Geralds of Mangum and Lavender Cisneros of Watonga. “Our Women’s Leadership committee is proud to help these three Farm Bureau members earn their nursing degrees,” said Mignon Bolay, OKFB WLC chair. “Our Farm Bureau members understand how important it is to have access to quality healthcare for all Oklahomans, and we are proud of our members who serve their fellow Oklahomans in clinics and […]
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Supreme court WOTUS decision a step in the right direction for Oklahoma agriculture
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled in favor of landowner rights in their Sackett v. EPA ruling over the scope of the EPA’s regulatory authority regarding what waters constitute a Waters of the United States. “Oklahoma Farm Bureau members are encouraged that today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court recognizes the need to consider landowners when the federal government makes rules regarding water use,” said Oklahoma Farm Bureau President Rodd Moesel. “We are pleased the ruling places limits on the EPA’s administrative reach regarding Waters of the U.S., which we hope will ensure more reasonable and realistic rules and actions […]
Oklahoma Grassroots Rural & Ag Business Accelerators 2023 program application deadline is May 19
Oklahoma innovators have until Friday, May 19, to apply for an opportunity to receive business support and resources as part of the inaugural Oklahoma Grassroots Rural & Ag Business Accelerators cohorts. The program is coordinated by Oklahoma Farm Bureau along with state and national partners and consists of two unique business development pipelines that will connect rural Oklahoma innovators and ventures with business support and potential investment. The Cultivate Oklahoma agricultural innovation pipeline – powered by national partner AgLaunch Initiative working with Ag Ventures Alliance, a farmer cooperative that invests in ag tech startups – will focus on innovations and […]
OKFB to host 2023 FFA Communications Conference July 25
Registration is now open for Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s third-annual communications conference for Oklahoma FFA members Tuesday, July 25. OKFB’s Amplify FFA Communications Conference will arm 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. Opening, lunch and closing sessions will provide students with general communications concepts and ideas while breakout sessions will provide information on specific communications disciplines that they can use to promote FFA during the upcoming school year. The conference will be held in Edmond at the Hilton Garden Inn Edmond. A […]
Spring 2023 Oklahoma Country magazine now online
The Spring 2023 issue of Oklahoma Country magazine is now available to view online in addition to being in Farm Bureau members’ mailboxes around the state. Check out all the content below from the Spring 2023 issue of the magazine, all the links to each and every story included in the issue, and a full issue of the magazine to read in your browser. Catch up on past issues of Oklahoma Country magazine on the publications page of our website. Cover Story Fighting the good fight Jeff and Sara Marlow do their part to fight against childhood hunger. Uncharted territories […]
Statement: OKFB applauds Stitt’s education funding plan
Oklahoma Farm Bureau President Rodd Moesel released the following statement today supporting Gov. Kevin Stitt’s proposed education reform compromise: “Oklahoma Farm Bureau applauds Gov. Kevin Stitt for creating an education funding proposal that strikes a balance for residents of rural Oklahoma and our urban friends while incorporating key ideas from both the House and Senate education plans. “The governor’s three main allocation areas are an equitable solution that will help fund rural schools, reward our rural educators for the tremendous job they do while ensuring we can recruit and retain the next generation of Oklahoma teachers, and create a mechanism […]
OKFB, partners launch rural and ag business accelerator programs to foster rural innovation
Oklahoma Farm Bureau, along with national and state-level partners, is proud to launch the Oklahoma Grassroots Rural and Ag Business Accelerators, a rural economic development initiative designed to spur innovation, diversify opportunities for farmers and create jobs in rural Oklahoma. The core of the initiative is two separate business development pipelines that will connect rural Oklahoma innovators and ventures with investment and business support, bringing the next generation of Oklahoma ingenuity to life. The Cultivate Oklahoma agricultural innovation pipeline – powered by national partner AgLaunch Initiative working with Ag Ventures Alliance, a farmer cooperative that invests in ag tech startups […]
OKFB praises Drummond’s action on lesser prairie chicken listing
Oklahoma Farm Bureau President Rodd Moesel today thanked Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond for joining a lawsuit challenging a federal rule listing the lesser prairie chicken as endangered and threatened under the Endangered Species Act. “We appreciate Attorney General Drummond standing up for our family farmers and ranchers, who suffer the most from the lesser prairie chicken’s listing,” Moesel said. “Our state’s farmers and ranchers are tremendous land stewards who manage our state’s natural resources, including wide swaths of wildlife habitat. Tying agricultural producers’ hands by restricting which land-management practices they can use unnecessarily restricts our members’ generations-deep boots-on-the-ground experience […]
WOTUS rule implementation halted in Oklahoma, 23 other states
The U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota enjoined the 2023 Waters of the United States rule in 24 states, including Oklahoma, on Wednesday, April 12. The ruling blocks implementation of the 2023 WOTUS rule in 24 states, adding to a previous injunction issued by a Texas court last month that blocked implementation in Texas and Idaho. In the ruling, the court noted the 2023 rule is confusing and recognized the rule’s boundaries are “unlimited.” The court’s opinion also recognized the burden of “costly compliance efforts” placed on individual landowners. The Biden administration’s 2023 WOTUS rule took effect […]
OKFB, coalition helps defeat recreational marijuana state question
Oklahoma Farm Bureau, alongside a coalition of Oklahoma organizations and businesses, helped defeat SQ 820, which would have legalized recreational marijuana in the state during a special election held March 7. The question failed to pass with almost 62 percent of Oklahomans voting against the measure. SQ 820 garnered a majority “No” vote in every Oklahoma county according to data from the Oklahoma Election Board. Statewide voter turnout was recorded at just over 25 percent. OKFB worked to share the problems farmers, ranchers and rural residents experienced during the past few years as Oklahoma’s medical marijuana industry grew. OKFB held […]
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