The U.S. Senate today voted 52-46 in favor of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Oklahoma Farm Bureau President Tom Buchanan issued the following statement congratulating Pruitt on his new role. Feb. 17, 2017 – “Today is a new day for farmers and ranchers across the country. We now have an Environmental Protection Agency administrator who will work alongside us, rather than against us, in protecting the environment as we produce an abundance of safe and affordable food. “In the past, the EPA has disregarded its constitutional role, and given itself authority far beyond […]

Two Oklahoma Farm Bureau members, Roger Maschino of Guymon and Adam Bohl of Chattanooga, have been appointed to serve on the American Farm Bureau Federation Issues Advisory Council in Washington, D.C. Nominated by the Oklahoma Farm Bureau and appointed by AFBF President Zippy Duvall, both members will travel to D.C. in February to meet with fellow AFBF members before visiting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Maschino, selected for a two-year term, will serve on the council’s market structures committee which focuses on agricultural marketing, bargaining, check-off programs, and commodities and futures markets. “Being selected for the council is a humbling […]

The Pottawatomie and Seminole County Farm Bureaus will host a public forum with the ten candidates seeking House District 28 Thursday, Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. at the Seminole County Farm Bureau office. Open to the public, the forum will allow House District 28 voters to meet the candidates and hear about their legislative priorities. Food will be provided for all attendees. “As voters and citizens, it’s important for us to meet our candidates and make an educated decision on who we send to the state Capitol,” said Syd Morgan, Seminole County Farm Bureau board member. “Our forum is the […]

Oklahoma Farm Bureau President Tom Buchanan released the following statement following the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee vote to advance Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s nomination to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.  Feb. 2, 2017 – “For years, farmers and ranchers have faced costly and overreaching regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency.  “As farmers and ranchers, we believe in protecting the environment; in fact, we are among the best stewards of the land, air, water and environment. But many times the EPA has unnecessarily regulated family farmers and ranchers, hindering our efforts to maintain production of the world’s most […]