Weekly News Roundup

This week’s episode of Lincoln to Local features special guest Marla Peek from the OKFB Legal Foundation. Marla shares details of OKFB’s involvement in three federal Supreme Court cases dealing with the McGirt ruling, Waters of the United States and California’s Proposition 12.

OKFB members from the northeastern corner of the state discussed support for candidates for state and federal elections. The grassroots efforts from county leaders will be voted upon by the OKFB Ag PAC political action committee later this month, which will assist Farm Bureau members and candidates during the entire election cycle.

Oklahoma Farm Bureau recently partnered with the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association to send a letter to Congress in opposition of the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act and the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act.

A total of $8,370.84 and 322 hogs were donated to the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture’s Pork for Packs program as part of the 2021-2022 Oklahoma FFA Hunger Challenge.

More than 50 Oklahoma Farm Bureau members traveled to east-central Oklahoma during the 2022 OKFB Ag Tour May 4-6.

International turmoil has driven up the price of certain things, including fertilizer and fuel; and this is having a terrible impact on farmers, particularly. However, that isn’t driving overall price inflation in the U.S., either.