More than 60 Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers and Collegiate Farm Bureau members took to the Oklahoma State Capitol Tuesday, tlearn about the lawmaking process during the group’s YF&R and Collegiate Farm Bureau Day at the Capitol.
Members kicked off the event by attending an evening of fellowship Monday, April 6, at Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill in Oklahoma City where they heard from OKFB President Stacy Simunek and Senior Director of Public Policy Gage Milliman, who discussed the fundamentals of the legislative process as the group prepared to head to the Capitol the following day.
The legislative day began Tuesday with a briefing from OKFB’s public policy team at the OKFB home office. Members learned about OKFB’s priority legislation that was working its way through the lawmaking process.
Members then traveled to the Capitol and visited with their lawmakers and elected officials to discuss bills and issues OKFB was working on in addition to other issues the grassroots members were facing within their communities.
OKFB members closed out the event with a luncheon at the Oklahoma City Innovation Hall where they heard from OKFB Executive Director Thad Doye and YF&R Chair Allison Theis about current initiatives and upcoming YF&R events.
