Oklahoma Farm Bureau members made the trek to Oklahoma City for the organization’s annual leadership conference on Tuesday, Feb. 17. More than 150 members had the opportunity to learn from industry leaders and fellowship with other Farm Bureau members and state legislators during the one-day event as they honed their leadership skills and received updates on several top issues facing agriculture. The conference kicked off with an update on the Make America Healthy Again initiative with Corteva’s Warren Mayberry and John Campbell of the Southern Crop Production Association. Mayberry and Campbell explained the details of the 2025 MAHA report and […]

More than 100 Oklahoma Farm Bureau members and guests gathered at Innovation Hall in Oklahoma City for the organization’s third-annual Ag Defense Fundraiser on Monday, Feb. 16. Part of Farm Bureau’s Leadership Week, the annual event raises funds for OKFB’s agricultural advocacy work to protect family farmers, ranchers and our state’s agricultural industry from challenges and attacks that seek to add unnecessary restrictions or burdens to the way farmers and ranchers grow or raise food. The evening was highlighted by a Q&A with Gov. Kevin Stitt, moderated by OKFB President Stacy Simunek. During the Q&A, Stitt spoke about his time […]

The Oklahoma state Capitol is already abuzz with activity as legislators wrapped up the second week of the 2026 Oklahoma legislative session just before Valentine’s Day. The second general session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature kicked off with Gov. Kevin Stitt’s final state of the state address on Monday, Feb. 2, where he discussed his accomplishments throughout his two terms in office and his vision for his final year. One area of note for Farm Bureau members was Stitt’s call to cut property taxes in the state. While Oklahoma Farm Bureau has long supported protecting healthy property tax levels, OKFB […]

Gov. Kevin Stitt kicked off the second general session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature with his final State of the State address Monday, Feb. 2, at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City. In his eighth address to the legislature and the people of Oklahoma, Stitt recounted his administration’s efforts throughout his two terms as governor and his vision for his final year in office, including a three-fold approach to reduce governmental regulations, protect the vulnerable and secure Oklahoma’s future. Stitt’s call for reducing regulations was a welcome announcement for Oklahoma’s farming and ranching community, as keeping governmental regulations and overreach […]

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt joined more than 200 poultry producers Tuesday, Dec. 16, at the Double R&P Grill in Adair County to visit with them about possible solutions to the ongoing State of Oklahoma v. Tyson Foods, Inc. lawsuit. Stitt’s comments were focused on solutions to help poultry growers after a recent announcement by Tyson Foods that the poultry company plans to reduce poultry operations in the Illinois River watershed in light of the state of Oklahoma’s proposed settlement, written by Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond. The move by Tyson comes after Drummond asked the judge in the case to […]