Oklahoma Farm Bureau President Stacy Simunek released the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma rejected the state of Oklahoma’s negotiated settlement with four poultry companies that would have settled charges against the companies in the decades-old State of Oklahoma v. Tyson Foods, Inc., et al., lawsuit regarding the application of chicken litter in the Illinois River Watershed. “Oklahoma Farm Bureau members are greatly disappointed by the U.S. District Court’s rejection of the negotiated settlement between four poultry companies and the state of Oklahoma in the decades-old poultry lawsuit. “The settlements that were negotiated […]

Oklahoma Farm Bureau President Stacy Simunek issued the following statement after President Donald Trump announced the selection of U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin to serve as Homeland Security Secretary. “Oklahoma Farm Bureau members extend a warm and well-deserved congratulations to Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin on his selection as the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary. “Throughout his time in Congress, Sen. Mullin has been a steadfast advocate for rural Oklahoma and our family farmers and ranchers. As both a senator and house member, he has served as a resource for our members and a friend of our organization through both challenging times and […]

Oklahoma Farm Bureau, along with a coalition of fellow agricultural organizations, individual poultry producers and numerous Oklahoma state legislators have filed a motion seeking leave to file a friend-of-the-court brief asking for a stay of the judgment issued by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma in the decades-long State of Oklahoma v. Tyson Foods, Inc., et al., lawsuit. The motion and corresponding amicus curiae brief were filed Monday, Feb. 16, in the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, and were signed by Oklahoma Farm Bureau, the Oklahoma Pork Council, the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, seven eastern Oklahoma […]

Oklahoma Farm Bureau President Stacy Simunek issued the following statement after Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced a settlement between the State of Oklahoma, Tyson and Cargill in the decades-long State of Oklahoma v. Tyson Foods, Inc., et al., lawsuit regarding the application of chicken litter in the Illinois River Watershed. “Oklahoma Farm Bureau members are encouraged by the State of Oklahoma’s settlement with Tyson Foods and Cargill to bring an end to the decades-long uncertainty our family poultry producers have faced due to the ongoing lawsuit over poultry litter in the Illinois River Watershed. “Family farmers stood to lose […]

The following statement was issued by Oklahoma Farm Bureau President Stacy Simunek following the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma’s judgment in the State of Oklahoma v. Tyson Foods, Inc., lawsuit, which outlined penalties for poultry companies and a 30-year remediation plan for the Illinois River watershed. Oklahoma Farm Bureau members are disheartened by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma’s judgment against poultry companies in the decades-long State of Oklahoma v. Tyson Foods, Inc., lawsuit. Family poultry producers will be the first to feel the negative impacts of this decision. Tyson Foods has […]