The Kiowa County Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee recently announced the winners of the fourth-grade essay contest. This year’s winners of the contest are: 1st Place: Reese King, Hobart 2nd Place: Luke Tacker, Hobart 3rd Place: Aerial Bailey, Hobart 3rd Place: TJ Handlin, Snyder The contest winners and their guests enjoyed a delicious potluck meal prepared by Greg Holt, a Kiowa County Oklahoma Farm Bureau Insurance agent, and the Kiowa County WLC. Also in attendance were the Kiowa County Farm Bureau Board of Directors and Dawayne Smith, insurance agents manager. This year’s contestants entered the essay contest with the prompt […]

You work hard to keep your piece of America looking its best, so why not choose a mower made in the USA to take care of it?  Oklahoma Farm Bureau members can now receive a 15 percent discount on all Grasshopper makes and models as well as implements and accessories purchased with a mower.  Made in America by hard-working people committed to craftsmanship, durability and attention to detail, Grasshopper mowers can help keep your piece of land looking its best. In addition, these products are designed with the best features that make mowing easier, more productive and more powerful. Sitting […]

The latest issue of Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Oklahoma Country magazine arrived in mailboxes last week and is now available online for electronic viewing.   The Spring 2017 issue features the new OKFB Commemorative Courtyard in celebration of the organization’s 75th anniversary. You’ll also read the second installment in the OKFB 75th anniversary series, highlighting the new challenges and unlikely victories of the 1950s and 1960s, in addition to another story featuring the devastating wildfires in northwest Oklahoma and the family farmers and ranchers who found hope through the tragedy. The magazine also features OKFB President Tom Buchanan’s Presidentially Speaking column, OKFB Executive […]

Oklahoma Farm Bureau members have a limited time to save on a Chevrolet, Buick or GMC vehicle purchase before the company’s member benefit ends on May 31, 2017. This OKFB member benefit allows Farm Bureau members to receive $500 FB Bonus Cash toward the purchase or lease of most new Chevrolet, Buick and GMC vehicles with a Farm Bureau discount certificate.  To redeem, print a discount certificate and present it to your local dealer. To print your certificate, click here. The certificate must be presented to the dealership prior to purchase and is good for 60 days after issuance. FB Bonus […]

Oklahoma Farm Bureau members traveled to the Heart of the Arbuckles in central Oklahoma during the 2017 OKFB Commodity Tour May 3-5. Nearly 60 farmers and ranchers from across the state participated in the three-day tour, which focused on agriculture in south-central Oklahoma. The tour first visited Valley View Pecans, a Shawnee-based company owned and operated by an OKFB family: John, Janice and Josh Grundmann. In addition to processing small and large batches of pecans, the company’s gift shop offers a wide variety of delicious pecan treats. During the tour, members listened as Josh demonstrated how pecans are shelled during […]

The American Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee is offering up to five $550 competitive grants to county or state Farm Bureaus to assist in “Our Food Link” projects. The deadline for applications is May 15. OFL is a year-round program that county and state Farm Bureaus can use to innovatively reach consumers of all ages and backgrounds with information on food production. “Farmers and ranchers have almost unlimited opportunities to engage with consumers,” said Sherry Saylor, chair of the AFBWLC and a row crop farmer from Arizona. “Our Food Link offers a wide variety of innovative, flexible options for connecting […]

**Texas County Farm Bureau will reschedule the hot dog feed due to weather conditions. Please stay tuned for additional information. 5/1/17 Texas County Farm Bureau will host a free open house and hot dog feed to kick off this year’s Guymon Pioneer Days on Monday, May 1 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Members and non-members are welcome to attend the open house and enjoy free hot dogs, chips and drinks. The open house will be held at their office located at 121 NW 9th Street in Guymon. As an event known well to rodeo fans, the Guymon Pioneer Days […]

Zena Lewis, a teacher from Owasso Public Schools, was recently selected by the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture as one of 11 educators to receive a $1,500 scholarship to attend the National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference. Sponsored by the Foundation’s White-Reinhardt Fund for Education in cooperation with the American Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee, the scholarship is awarded to educators for their exceptional efforts to encourage agricultural literacy. Scholarship recipients were judged on past use of innovative programs to educate students about agriculture as well as plans to implement information gained at the AITC conference in their own […]