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 Monday, April 27, and began touring agricultural business and Indiana attractions on Tuesday, April 28, with a stop at Beck’s Hybrids headquarters near Atlanta, IN. Members learned about the family-owned farm and seed company that grew from an 80-acre farm to the third-largest seed company in the country.
Members also visited the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum where they learned about the track’s history and the racing culture the facility has fostered throughout generations. Members even had the chance to watch Indy cars take the first practice laps of the season.
Wednesday, April 29, began with a tour of Equipment Technologies where Apache Sprayers are manufactured. Members toured the full production and parts facilities and saw equipment being assembled, learning about the process that brings modern farm machinery to life.
The next tour stop featured Ivy Tech Community College’s Terre Haute lab campus where the college trains the next generation of agricultural mechanics, welders, HVAC professionals and other tradespeople. OKFB members also visited with Indiana farmers during the stop to learn more about production agriculture in the state.
Members then traveled south to the farm of Indiana Farm Bureau President Randy Kron, where the group enjoyed a meal as the final settling of the original bet between the OKFB and IFB presidents. Kron shared his family’s agriculture history along with information about Farm Bureau programs and advocacy efforts in Indiana.
OKFB members then traveled to the French Lick area where they stayed the night at the historic West Baden Springs Hotel before returning to Oklahoma on Thursday, April 30.
OKFB’s Ag Tour is a yearly trip for Farm Bureau members to learn about agriculture. The tour alternates between trips to various parts of Oklahoma one year, and then features a trip to a different every other year.
