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More than 60 Oklahoma Farm Bureau members traveled to San Antonio for four days of action-packed sessions, competitions, networking and more during the 2025 American Farm Bureau convention Jan. 25-28. The event kicked off with the annual meeting of AFBF Women where OKFB Women’s Leadership Committee members represented Oklahoma in the business session. WLC members also attended the AFBF Women’s regional caucuses and a meet-and-greet breakfast with fellow Farm Bureau women from around the nation. OKFB’s Young Farmers and Ranchers members represented Oklahoma in three AFBF YF&R competitive events held during convention. Jacob Beck of Logan County competed in two […]

Five delegates from Oklahoma Farm Bureau helped set grassroots policy at the 2025 American Farm Bureau convention in San Antonio that will guide the policy efforts of the nation’s leading farm organization for the coming year. Farmers and ranchers from around the nation gathered on Tuesday, Jan. 28, to consider, discuss and vote upon proposed changes to the AFBF policy created and submitted by grassroots Farm Bureau members. Oklahoma was represented in the business meeting by Rodd Moesel, OKFB president; Roger Moore, district six director; Mike Clark, LeFlore County, Cyndi Mackey, Women’s Leadership Committee district five member; and Jacob Beck, […]

Oklahoma Farm Bureau was recognized for outstanding programs and achievement in 2024 with four American Farm Bureau State Awards of Excellence. The awards were announced at the 2025 AFBF convention in San Antonio where Farm Bureau achievements earned during the previous year were celebrated. OKFB earned SAE awards in all four program areas: Advocacy, Coalitions & Partnerships, Engagement & Outreach and Leadership & Business Development. The Awards of Excellence is an annual AFBF program that recognizes state Farm Bureaus that demonstrated outstanding achievements in the four program areas. OKFB was also recognized for contributions to the AFBF Foundation for Agriculture […]

The Winter 2025 issue of Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Oklahoma Country magazine, filled with stories from around Oklahoma agriculture and Farm Bureau, is headed to mailboxes and is also available online for viewing and reading. Be sure to check out the digital copy in addition to the print copy mailed to each and every OKFB member. OKFB’s Winter 2025 issue features nine Oklahoma farm and ranch families who were honored as OKFB’s 2024 Farm & Ranch Family Recognition recipients. Also featured are the two new OKFB board of directors members, from District 2 is Jimmy Taylor of Roger Mills county and from District 5 […]

Seven OKFB members have been tapped to serve on the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Issue Advisory Committees in February in Washington, D.C. The Issue Advisory Committees create an avenue for Farm Bureau’s grassroots leaders to contribute their expertise on specific issues to the organization’s policy. The IAC is made up of 11 committees, and each committee consists of 8, 12 or 16 members. The outcomes from each committee include advice and counsel to the AFBF Board of Directors on policy-related actions AFBF might take, recommendations for state Farm Bureaus, and input to the AFBF Resolutions Committee. OKFB members selected and […]

Aselect group of Oklahoma Farm Bureau members joined together for the organization’s inaugural Oklahoma Water Working Group meeting Jan. 21-22 in Oklahoma City. Fifteen OKFB members representing all nine OKFB districts gathered to hear from guest speakers, learn about legal and regulatory frameworks, and discuss upcoming policy action surrounding water rights. Members started the morning hearing from Drew Kershen, Earl Sneed Centennial Professor Emeritus at University of Oklahoma College of Law, who conducted a Water Law 101 session on the basics of Oklahoma water law. Julie Cunningham, executive director of the Oklahoma Water Resource Board, presented to the group the […]

Tulsa County Farm Bureau member Tommy Salisbury has been appointed to serve on the American Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee. Salisbury farms about 3,200 acres of soybeans and milo, has a custom hay baling operation, runs more than 200 cow/calf pairs and 500 yearlings, and owns the Collinsville Livestock auction. He also owns the Collinsville feed store to provide a resource for urban and local 4-H and FFA students. Throughout his Farm Bureau career, Salisbury has served on the Tulsa County Farm Bureau board, and he and his wife, Chalaynna, have served as the at-large representatives for the […]

Oklahoma Farm Bureau will host its annual Leadership Conference for OKFB members Tuesday, Feb. 18, in Oklahoma City at the Embassy Suites Downtown Medical Center. The one-day conference features updates for Farm Bureau members and a chance to network with fellow OKFB leaders, state legislators and guests. The conference is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. with a kick-off speaker Lunch will begin at 12 p.m., followed by an afternoon featuring trainings and updates for OKFB members. Please note the conference start time has been changed to 11 a.m. OKFB members will have a chance to visit with legislators during […]

Applications are now available for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers high school and collegiate scholarships. The high school scholarship awards nine $1,000 scholarships – one per OKFB district – to graduating high school seniors from Farm Bureau families planning to study agriculture at an accredited Oklahoma college, university or technical school. The collegiate scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship awarded to an Oklahoma Collegiate Farm Bureau member. Applications must be postmarked by March 15, 2025. Requirements for each scholarship can be found below. Both applications can be found online at okfarmbureau.org/applications. For questions or more information, contact Burton […]