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 farmer-focused and farmer-led development program.
The four members of the AgCelerate Oklahoma 2025 cohort are WeCanna, a hemp seed and fiber manufacturing firm; 4Ag Manufacturing, an agricultural company from Elk City that specializes in no-till farming equipment; Hay Wrap Recycled Products of Tahlequah, which upcycles hay net wrap into high-end flower pots; and a startup from Skiatook that is developing a variable no-till drill for two-wheeled tractors.
Activate Oklahoma
The Activate Oklahoma pipeline connects innovative rural Oklahoma businesses with numerous resources and assistance with curriculum provided by Oklahoma Small Business Development Center. The Activate Oklahoma track is designed for any rural-based business with an innovation or product that will bring economic opportunities to Oklahoma’s rural communities.
The members of Activate Oklahoma are Foviio of Bartlesville, a client management platform for professional photographers; Stinger Jugheads, a Wagoner-based company that specializes in recreational and commercial fish harvesting using jugline methods; Ransom’s BBQ of Tuttle, which has developed a line of signature BBQ sauces and rubs; Gimel Holdings of Holdenville, a company that developed a platform to connect rural residents with housing and maintenance services; Sober Sally’s of Choctaw, a rideshare service that transports impaired drivers and their vehicles; and SkyReach of Spencer, which flies drones for local emergency services.
The 10 businesses, all hailing from rural Oklahoma communities with a population of 50,000 people or less, will complete a vigorous bootcamp training and other programming in the coming months.
