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 group touring the Oklahoma Mesonet, a world-class network of environmental monitoring stations in Norman, while the other group toured Sweet Pea Farm, a you-pick flower farm in Norman.
Friday evening featured breakout sessions on fraud and scam awareness, Ag in the Classroom courses and OKFB’s Farm in a Bag program.
Numerous breakout sessions on Saturday, April 25, provided conference attendees with the chance to learn about maximizing profitability in their operations, using social media to promote agriculture, prioritizing wellness and work-life balance, and building confidence, leading teams and making an impact in agriculture.
Guest speakers throughout the weekend included OKFB President Stacy Simunek, Charles Rohla with the Noble Foundation, Afton Jameson with the Canadian County Technology Center, Jona Kay Squires with Mid-America Technology Center, and Audrey King with Oklahoma State University.
Farm Bureau women also had the opportunity to bid on silent auction items donated by county women’s committees and others, raising $3,145 for the OKFB Foundation for Agriculture’s large-animal veterinarian scholarship program.
The Women’s Leadership Committee hosts their annual conference as an opportunity for Farm Bureau members to connect and learn together. For more information about OKFB’s WLC program, contact Megan Knight at (405) 523-2405.
