The halls of the Oklahoma state Capitol are once again empty after a busy 2025 legislative session. The first session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature commenced on the first Monday in February and gaveled out on Friday, May 30. Of the thousands of bills filed at the first of the year, Oklahoma Farm Bureau closely monitored nearly 400 pieces of legislation over the course of the four-month session. While the 2025 session was fraught with dissent between the legislature and Gov. Kevin Stitt, OKFB members and public policy staff kept their noses to the grindstone and secured passage of several […]
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Applications are open for OKFB’s Capitol Camp
Oklahoma Farm Bureau is now accepting applications for Capitol Camp, set for Sept. 3-4, 2025, at the Oklahoma state Capitol in Oklahoma City. Capitol Camp is an immersive two-day legislative experience for incoming high school juniors and seniors to learn about Oklahoma’s legislative process and how bills become law through a mock legislature held on the floor of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Prior to the camp, students will have the opportunity to write a piece of legislation about an issue important to them with help from mentors through a series of Zoom calls. Students will then discuss, lobby and […]
Business owners can learn how to craft compelling lending applications with OKFB In the Weeds masterclass series
Oklahoma small business owners can learn how to prepare applications for state and federal funding opportunities with the third session of Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s In the Weeds masterclass series offered through the organization’s Oklahoma Grassroots Rural and Ag Business Accelerators program. The “Unlocking Lending Opportunities with TEDC” masterclass will be offered at eight different sites spread across Oklahoma on four different dates, ensuring local business owners in each region of the state have an opportunity to attend the in-person session. The session will prepare small business owners of all types to craft compelling applications and gather the necessary supporting documents […]
OKFB names 10 Oklahoma businesses to 2025 agriculture and rural development cohorts
Oklahoma Farm Bureau has selected 10 Oklahoma businesses to be part of the Oklahoma Grassroots Rural and Ag Business Accelerators program for 2025. The accelerators program is a collaborative rural development initiative from OKFB along with national and state-level partners that develops Oklahoma-based innovators creating ideas, technologies and products creating economic opportunities in rural Oklahoma. The 10 founders were assigned to one of two cohorts with individualized tracks based on their business innovation. AgCelerate Oklahoma AgCelerate Oklahoma focuses on innovations and technologies that have an on-farm or production agriculture application in an effort to diversify opportunities for farmers with a […]
OKFB YF&R to host 2025 Shotgun Shoot Fundraiser Aug. 15 in Guthrie
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee will host their annual Shotgun Shoot Fundraiser Friday, August 15, at Silverleaf Shotgun Sports near Guthrie. Registration is now open through Friday, August 1, on the OKFB website using the form below for sponsors, teams and individuals who will compete in one of three divisions for youth shooters, collegiate shooters and an open division. The annual event features a sporting-clays-style shoot that tests the shotgun skills of teams of four competitors at stations that mimic real-world hunting scenarios. The event will begin with registration at 8 a.m. followed by a mandatory […]
OKFB hosts 20 high school students for annual Oklahoma Youth Leading Agriculture Conference
Twenty high school seniors from across the state developed their leadership skills and agricultural knowledge during Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Oklahoma Youth Leading Agriculture conference May 27-30 in Oklahoma City. OYLA is a four-day annual event hosted by the OKFB Young Farmers & Ranchers to prepare high school students for a future career in agriculture to advance their leadership skills. The 20 students who attended were Channing Anderson, Coweta; Kyden Archuleta, Burlington; Case Brassfield, Minco; Lauren Crosthwait, Stillwater; Avery Fisher, Okeene; Devyn Frazier, Meeker; Hailey Helmke, Ratliff City; Elizabeth Hines, Tuttle; Rance Howard, Ringling; Lilly Keenan, Davis; Zoe Linhares, Broken Arrow; […]
OKFB to host YF&R summer conference for young agriculturalists July 25-27 in Sulphur area
Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers & Ranchers committee invites young Farm Bureau members ages 18-35 and Collegiate Farm Bureau members to the 2025 YF&R Summer Conference July 25-27 in Sulphur. The conference features seminars, tours and fellowship events to help expand young agriculturalists’ understanding of Oklahoma agriculture while building relationships that will last a lifetime. The event will begin the evening of Friday, July 25, at the Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction in Ada. Saturday, July 26, will feature seminars, tours of southern Oklahoma agriculture facilities and fellowship events. Sunday, July 27, will include a vespers service and OKFB organizational updates, […]
Farm Bureau, GRDA team up to provide life jackets for Illinois River float season
Oklahoma Farm Bureau, Cherokee County Farm Bureau and the Grand River Dam Authority recently purchased more than 200 life jackets for the public to use free of charge as they enjoy the Illinois River during the 2025 recreation season. The coalition, along with the Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce, worked to update the loaner jacket program along the popular Illinois River corridor in Cherokee County to provide the quality flotation devices to help prevent accidental drownings as the summer recreation season begins. The life jackets were delivered to the GRDA Scenic Rivers Operations headquarters near Tahlequah Thursday, May 15, with […]
OKFB business accelerators program honored with economic impact award from Oklahoma Venture Forum
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Grassroots Rural & Ag Business Accelerators program was recently recognized by the Oklahoma Venture Forum with the forum’s 2025 Economic Impact Award. The award, sponsored by the Chickasaw Nation, recognized OKFB for “significant contributions to the state’s economy,” and was presented Thursday, May 15, during the OVF Awards Luncheon in Oklahoma City. The OKFB accelerators program is a collaborative rural development effort between OKFB and state and national partners. The program creates economic opportunities for rural Oklahomans and supports Oklahoma agriculture through innovation and business development for rural entrepreneurs. The program features two unique pipelines for […]
OKFB members learn about western Oklahoma agriculture during 2025 OKFB Ag Tour
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members traveled to the plains of western Oklahoma where they learned about the region’s diverse agriculture industry during the 2025 OKFB Ag Tour May 6-8 in the Elk City area. Members started the tour by heading west to Hydro to visit Entz Auction and Realty where they were welcomed with a customized OKFB Ag Tour billboard. Allen and Jackie Entz hosted the group as they learned about the auction business. Members had the opportunity to watch the quarterly equipment auction, which is held on the first Tuesday in May. The next stop west on Interstate 40 was […]
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