Registration is now open for Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s sixth-annual FFA Communications Conference on Monday, July 13, in Edmond. The FFA Communications Conference will equip students with knowledge of basic communications techniques and concepts in areas including writing, photography, social media and more, all taught by leading Oklahoma communications professionals. The conference will be held in Edmond at the Hilton Garden Inn. A lunch will be provided, and students will have an opportunity to win prizes that will help them tell their FFA chapter’s story throughout the upcoming school year. Because space is limited, the conference will accept students on a […]
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Spring 2026 Oklahoma Country magazine now available
The Spring 2026 issue of Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Oklahoma Country magazine, filled with stories from around Oklahoma agriculture and Farm Bureau, is headed to mailboxes and is also available online for viewing and reading. Be sure to check out the digital copy in addition to the print copy mailed to each and every OKFB member. OKFB’s Spring 2026 issue features the Enns family, Garfield County Farm Bureau members, whose helper and canine companion, Max, receives recognition as American Farm Bureau’s 2026 Farm Dog of the Year. Also featured is longtime Washington County leader Macy Strom joins the OKFB state board, OKFB members […]
Legislative Update: Tracking one final bill as the 2026 session winds down
Whispers of an early adjournment for the 2026 Oklahoma legislature started swirling at the midpoint of session, and as of early May, the state legislature was largely moving toward an early close of business. A May 7 deadline required all bills to be passed off the floor of their opposing chamber, and the Oklahoma house worked late into the day to vote on numerous bills facing the May 7 cutoff. Water bills get whittled down to one As of May 8, a single water bill was the last piece of legislation Oklahoma Farm Bureau was actively engaged with that was […]
OKFB Ag Fund PAC district meetings to be held week of May 18
Designated county Farm Bureau members will gather for Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s district Ag Fund meetings as the organization prepares to engage in the 2026 Oklahoma election cycle with the member-led political action committee. District Ag Fund meetings will be held the week of May 18-22 in each of the nine OKFB districts: District 1 – Laverne/Slapout area Monday, May 18, 12 noon | Fairview Church, 28010 NS CR 165, Laverne District 2 – Hobart Monday, May 18, 6 p.m. | Kiowa County Farm Bureau Office District 3 – El Reno Friday, May 22, 6 p.m. | Canadian County Farm Bureau […]
OKFB YF&R to host summer conference in southwest Oklahoma July 17-19
Oklahoma Farm Bureau will host its annual Young Farmers & Ranchers Conference July 17-19 in the Altus area to expand the horizons of young agriculturalists. The three-day event will feature tours of southwest Oklahoma agricultural operations and facilities, organizational updates and the opportunity to connect with fellow young agriculturalists from around the state. Quartz Mountain State Park Lodge near Lone Wolf will serve as the conference hotel. The conference will kick off Friday, July 17, with a welcome reception and dinner. Saturday, July 18, will feature a wide variety of agricultural tours in the Altus area including a tour of […]
OKFB members visit Indiana during 2026 OKFB Ag Tour
Nearly 50 Oklahoma Farm Bureau members traveled to the Hoosier state April 27-30 to learn about Indiana agriculture with OKFB’s 2026 Ag Tour. Indiana was selected as the destination for the 2026 tour after previous OKFB President Rodd Moesel made a friendly wager with Indiana Farm Bureau President Randy Kron during the 2025 NBA Finals as the Oklahoma City Thunder took on the Indiana Pacers. OKC won the series, and as part of the wager, Indiana Farm Bureau agreed to host OKFB members on a tour to learn about agriculture in the state. OKFB members traveled to the Indianapolis area […]
Legislative update: 2026 legislative session nears the finish line after final major committee deadline
The end of the 2026 Oklahoma legislative session is on the horizon as lawmakers enter the last few weeks of work at the state Capitol. With the sine die deadline just under a month away, bills are making their way through the legislative process on the opposite side of the rotunda from which they began. After the last major committee deadline passed on Thursday, April 23, only bills that advanced from their opposite-chamber committee remain alive for consideration on the floor, and of the hundreds of bills Oklahoma Farm Bureau was tracking at the beginning of session, several remain viable. […]
OKFB WLC holds annual conference for Farm Bureau women in Norman
More than 120 Oklahoma Farm Bureau women from around the state gathered for a weekend of fellowship, service and learning during the 2026 OKFB Women’s Leadership Committee’s annual statewide conference April 24-25 at the Embassy Suites in Norman. The conference featured group tours, breakout sessions, a silent auction and networking opportunities. The conference kicked off Friday, April 24, with a trip to Selah, an urbanism community in Norman, where members had lunch at Pryor’s Pizza Kitchen and toured Evergreen Academy, a learner-driven, self-paced education academy that breaks away from traditional school models. The group then split into two, with one […]
Ten Oklahoma students awarded $1,000 YF&R scholarships
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers committee has awarded nine $1,000 scholarships to one high school senior from each OKFB district and a $1,000 scholarship to a Collegiate Farm Bureau member. The scholarships were awarded to students who plan to pursue a degree in an agriculture-related field at an Oklahoma college or university and who desire to contribute to agriculture and rural Oklahoma. “Supporting scholarships today means strengthening agriculture tomorrow,” said Allison Theis, OKFB YF&R chair. “When we invest in our youth, we invest in the future of our communities and our industry. We are incredibly proud of […]
Schulz joins OKFB as southwest field representative
Ben Schulz has joined the Oklahoma Farm Bureau field services team as the new southwest field representative. In his position, Schulz will serve as a liaison between 13 county Farm Bureaus in southwestern Oklahoma and the OKFB home office. He will work to connect Farm Bureau members and leaders with the organization’s programs, activities and advocacy efforts while sharing news and information from southwestern Oklahoma members with the rest of the organization. A native of Altus, Schulz is a third-generation family farmer who was born and raised helping his family grow cotton, wheat, milo and corn. He was active in […]
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