Oklahoma Farm Bureau is proud to launch the Cultivating Healthy Minds program webinar series to bring awareness to mental health in Oklahoma’s agriculture community. The program includes three live webinars, each featuring a speaker with expertise in promoting positive mental wellbeing in Oklahomans and the agriculture industry. The webinars will be held at noon on the Friday following the first full week of the months of August, September and October. Each webinar will be hosted on the Zoom webinar platform, and registration is free and open to the public. Webinar participants will be able to anonymously pose questions to the […]
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OKFB selects 12 Oklahoma businesses for rural, ag business accelerators program
Oklahoma Farm Bureau recently selected 12 rural Oklahoma businesses for the organization’s new Oklahoma Grassroots Rural and Ag Business Accelerators program. The accelerators program is a collaborative rural development initiative from Oklahoma Farm Bureau along with national and state-level partners that develops Oklahoma-based innovators creating ideas, technologies and products creating economic opportunities in rural Oklahoma. The 12 startups, all based in Oklahoma communities with populations of 50,000 or less, were selected from a robust pool of applicants in early June and recently completed a multi-day business bootcamp at the OKFB home office in Oklahoma City as well as their local […]
Join OKFB for 2023 August Area Meetings
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members are invited to attend one of the 11 August Area Meetings held across the state, signifying the beginning of the grassroots organization’s policy process. Members will have an opportunity to consider some of the leading issues facing agriculture and rural Oklahoma as they prepare to develop organizational policy for 2023. Members also will receive various organizational updates. District 1 – West Aug. 14 at 6 p.m.Hunny’s103 N MainGuymon, OK 73942 District 1 – East Aug. 15 at 6 p.m. Rockin 9 Grill & DeliWoodward Sale Barn900 Lakeview Dr.Woodward, OK 73801 District 2 Aug. 24 at 6 […]
OKFB YF&R to host shotgun shoot fundraiser Aug. 26
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers committee invites Farm Bureau members and supporters to participate in the fifth-annual shotgun shoot Aug. 26 at Silverleaf Shotgun Sports in Guthrie. The fundraising event will benefit the OKFB Foundation for Agriculture, which strives to connect consumers of all ages with farmers and ranchers to further their understanding of where the food, fuel and fiber comes from. The shotgun shoot is a sporting clay style tournament featuring a variety of shooting stations for teams of four shooters. Check-in will begin at 8 a.m. with the competition beginning at 9 a.m. Lunch will […]
OKFB hosts second-annual Capitol Camp
More than 70 4-H and FFA students gathered at the Oklahoma state Capitol June 27-28 for Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s second-annual Capitol Camp. Formerly known as the Youth Legislative Experience, 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 decided to do this to broaden my horizons about the entire legislative process – just to be able to sit in their seats and to actually do what they do on a […]
2023 Legislative Review
The first regular session of the 59th Oklahoma legislature adjourned sine die on Friday, May 26, and the halls of the state Capitol have once again grown quiet. Throughout the nearly four-month legislative session, Oklahoma Farm Bureau members and staff worked hard to make the voice of rural Oklahoma heard at 23rd and Lincoln. In a session overtaken largely by education funding discussions, OKFB members still saw success in several key agricultural areas. Landowner Advocacy OKFB was pleased to see the passage of HB 1962 by Rep. Carl Newton and Sen. Darcy Jech. This bill allows persons between the ages […]
OKFB to host three summer events for Generation Bridge members
Oklahoma Farm Bureau is excited to host three summer events for members ages 35-55 during the Generation Bridge Summer Series throughout July and August. The Generation Bridge program is geared toward farmers, ranchers and agriculturalists in the middle of their career and want to expand their agricultural knowledge, connections and leadership experience. The three events – July 18 in Morrison, July 25 in Elk City, and August 3 in Oklahoma City – will provide members with the opportunity to enjoy conversations, make connections and create community with like-minded producers. Morrison – July 18 – Vintage Steakhouse Generation Bridge members can travel […]
County Farm Bureaus partner with OKFB to donate nearly $20,000 to food assistance programs
Forty-six county Farm Bureaus and four county Women’s Leadership Committees across the state along with Oklahoma Farm Bureau donated nearly $20,000 to food banks, food pantries, meal assistance programs and after school programs in Oklahoma. The OKFB Community Food Assistance Matching Program, which is in its third year, connects county Farm Bureaus with their communities through donations to local food assistance programs, and OKFB matches up to $100 for each county donation – doubling the impact of the gift. County Farm Bureaus that donated to local food banks include Adair, Alfalfa, Atoka, Beaver, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Coal, Comanche, Cotton, Craig, Creek, […]
Registration for 2023 YF&R Summer Conference open
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers committee invites Farm Bureau members ages 18-35 to attend the YF&R Summer Conference July 28-30 in Oklahoma City. The conference will offer YF&R members the chance to meet farmers and ranchers from across the state, tour local agricultural facilities around Oklahoma City and Guthrie and learn more about YF&R leadership opportunities and programs. Farm Bureau members will enjoy an evening of fellowship Friday. Saturday will feature tour stops spanning various commodities and agricultural facilities, and the conference will wrap up Sunday with a worship service followed by the YF&R Achievement Award, Excellence […]
Carson and Schaufele join OKFB as summer interns
Two Oklahoma State University students joined Oklahoma Farm Bureau in May as summer interns. Liberty Carson and Caden Schaufele will assist with OKFB programs and participate in activities and events throughout the coming months. Carson is an animal science and agribusiness junior at OSU. Carson will primarily work with the public policy department and the Young Farmers and Ranchers. She will assist with planning and coordinating summer youth events, learn about OKFB’s grassroots advocacy efforts and more. “I chose this internship because I have seen the impact Oklahoma Farm Bureau advocacy efforts make in our state for Oklahoma agriculturists,” Carson […]
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