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Oklahoma Farm Bureau hosted nearly 90 FFA members at the organization’s fourth-annual FFA Communications Conference Tuesday, July 23, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Edmond. The one-day conference gave FFA members the opportunity to learn from various professional speakers in several segments of communications and elevate their overall skills to use to promote their FFA chapters in the most professional way. FFA members were split into breakout sessions where they heard from speakers who are professionals in the agricultural communications field. There were a total of four breakout sessions the topics included design, writing, social media, photography and videography. The […]

The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture is proud to join the Sand County Foundation to recognize Oklahoma agriculturists who work to improve soil health, water resources and wildlife habitats within their operation. Applications and nominations are now open for the 2024 Oklahoma Leopold Conservation Award. Recipients receive a $10,000 award for their dedication to conserving and preserving soil, water resources and wildlife habitats. Nominations may be submitted on behalf of a landowner, or landowners may apply themselves. Applications are reviewed by an independent panel of agricultural and conservation leaders from Oklahoma. The application can be found at sandcountyfoundation.org/ApplyLCA. The Oklahoma […]

Oklahoma Farm Bureau will kick of its 2024 grassroots policy development season with the organization’s annual August Area Meetings, which will be held across the state throughout the month. Eleven meetings will be held across the nine OKFB districts for OKFB members to discuss the issues, challenges and opportunities facing farmers, ranchers, the agricultural industry and rural Oklahoma.  The discussions will serve as a springboard for OKFB members to create and draft resolutions to update the organization’s policy positions. The resolutions will be considered through OKFB’s grassroots policy development process beginning at the county Farm Bureau level. The meetings also […]

More than 50 4-H and FFA students gathered at the Oklahoma state Capitol June 12-13 for Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s third-annual Capitol Camp. Capitol Camp is an immersive two-day experience for high school juniors and seniors to learn about Oklahoma’s legislative process and how bills become law through a mock legislature held on the floor of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. “I was able to present a few different bills which gave me the opportunity to present legislation and learn about the legislative process,” said Ashlee Purvine of Thomas-Fay-Custer FFA. “I had the opportunity to do research and look through a […]

Oklahoma Farm Bureau has added two employees to the organization’s economic development division to bolster the organization’s rural business development efforts. Sidany Hilburn and Sadie Heap will serve as community information and engagement specialists working with OKFB’s Oklahoma Grassroots Rural and Ag Business Accelerators program. The program connects rural Oklahoma innovators with opportunities and resources to spur economic development in rural communities. Hilburn joined OKFB in early May, and she will work with rural innovators across the eastern part of Oklahoma. A native of Quapaw, she grew up on a cow/calf operation. Hilburn most recently served as a graduate research […]