The audio from Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s conference call covering the ins and outs the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program is now available below. The April 3 call, featuring SBA District Director Dottie Overal and BancFirst’s Kent Faison, covered the new PPP along with the existing Economic Injury Loan program. President Rodd Moesel hosted the call, and OKFB members’ questions regarding the PPP program were answered by Overal and Faison. Highlights of the PPP program include (per the SBA, emphasis added): This program is for any small business with less than 500 employees (including sole proprietorships, independent contractors and self-employed […]
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2020 OKFB Congressional Action Tour cancelled
Out of an abundance of caution, the Oklahoma Farm Bureau board of directors has decided to cancel the 2020 OKFB Congressional Action Tour trip to Washington, D.C., along with the planned add-on trip to New York City. Due to the ongoing health situation surrounding the Coronavirus and COVID-19, especially in the cities of Washington, D.C., and New York City, the trip will not be held during its planned dates, March 26-29, 2020. The possibility of a fall trip will be considered along with the option of waiting until 2021 to reschedule the congressional action tour. For questions surrounding your travel […]
2020 OKFB Congressional Action Tour registration open through Feb. 28
Update: 2020 OKFB Congressional Action Tour cancelled March 12, 2020 Out of an abundance of caution, the Oklahoma Farm Bureau board of directors has decided to cancel the 2020 OKFB Congressional Action Tour trip to Washington, D.C., along with the planned add-on trip to New York City. Due to the ongoing health situation surrounding the Coronavirus and COVID-19, especially in the cities of Washington, D.C., and New York City, the trip will not be held during its planned dates, March 26-29, 2020. The possibility of a fall trip will be considered along with the option of waiting until 2021 to […]
Winter 2020 issue of Oklahoma Country now available online
The most recent issue of Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Oklahoma Country magazine is hitting mailboxes and is now available to read online. The Winter 2020 issue shares the unique stories of all nine farm and ranch families honored by the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee at OKFB’s 2019 state convention. Learn more about how these families have been committed to upholding the rural way of life. Also featured in this issue is Congressman Kevin Hern, representing Oklahoma’s First Congressional District. With a strong will to work from a young age, the lessons he learned on the farm were preparing him […]
OKFB YF&R proud sponsor at OK State Fair livestock judging contest
Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers was proud to host more than 1,300 4-H and FFA members at its annual Oklahoma State Fair livestock judging contest Thursday, Sept. 12 in Oklahoma City. 4-H and FFA members from across the state traveled to the Oklahoma State Fair where they judged seven classes of sheep, cattle, goats and swine with three classes of questions. Each of the top three teams and individuals received a trophy with the high-placing teams and individuals each receiving a custom jacket. The top-placing teams in the contest were: Senior FFA First: Amber Pocasset FFA Second: Lindsay […]
Legislative update: Rural health care, taxes and private property rights
In the first month of the legislative session, Oklahoma Farm Bureau has seen movement on a number of issues important to members including legislation on rural healthcare, the agriculture sales tax exemption and ad valorem taxes. Rural health care To help increase health care access for Oklahomans who live outside the major metro areas, OKFB has voiced its support for legislation that would remove the physician supervision requirements for certified registered nurse anesthetists and nurse practitioners. As Farm Bureau members are well aware, Oklahoma is facing a healthcare crisis that is impacting rural areas. Hospitals are shutting down. Physicians are […]
Thompson joins OKFB public policy
Oklahoma Farm Bureau has named Steve Thompson an assistant director of public policy in OKFB’s public policy division. Thompson was raised on the Lincoln County farm his family settled in the land run of 1891. After studying agricultural education and agricultural economics at Oklahoma State University, he worked for nine years at the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, first as legislative liaison, then as associate commissioner. During his time with ODAFF, their team at the state Capitol helped to secure historic funding for rural fire departments and a new $12 million agriculture laboratory. Thompson owned and operated an agribusiness policy consulting […]
Oklahoma farmers encouraged by new Clean Water Rule, Moesel says
Oklahoma farmers are encouraged by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed Clean Water Rule, Oklahoma Farm Bureau President Rodd Moesel said in a recent Gaylord News story. “We’re very encouraged,” Moesel said. “We’ve been working for several years to get the last rule, which we thought was a terrible overreach, moderated to where it made sense.” The proposed rule replaces the Obama-era Water of the U.S., or WOTUS, rule that defined which waterways were regulated under the Clean Water Act. Farmers and ranchers across the country, including OKFB members, found the WOTUS rule to be burdensome government overreach. The new […]
State legislators honored with OKFB 100 Percent Club
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members recently honored members of the Oklahoma Legislature with its 100 Percent Club Award for a 100-percent voting record with the organization during the 2018 legislative session. The lawmakers were scored on a handful of legislation important to Farm Bureau policy. “Accomplishing our mission of improving the lives of rural Oklahomans wouldn’t be possible without the support of these legislators who stood for Oklahoma farmers and ranchers,” said Rodd Moesel, OKFB president. “We’re thankful for the work of our 100 Percent Club Award recipients who supported sound agriculture and rural policies throughout last year’s legislative session.” Senators […]
OKFB presents state leaders, legislators with 2018 Champion Award
Fifteen of Oklahoma’s top advocates for agriculture and rural Oklahoma were honored with the 2018 Oklahoma Farm Bureau Champion Award during the organization’s leadership conference held Feb. 18-19 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City. The award is presented to state leaders and lawmakers who went above and beyond in 2018. “By standing up for the best interests of our state’s family farmers and ranchers, these 15 Oklahomans have supported policy to better our great state,” said Rodd Moesel, OKFB president. “We’re pleased to honor them for their service to agriculture and rural Oklahoma.” The 2018 Champion Award […]
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