T
he Campbell family of Jet was recognized as Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s District 7 farm and ranch family of the year at the organization’s 84th annual meeting Saturday, Nov. 8, in Oklahoma City.
Troy and Amy Campbell’s farming history leads back to the Cherokee Strip Land Run of 1893, where Troy’s great-great-grandfather established the Campbell name in Oklahoma. Today, the Campbells continue the multi-generation family farm with the hope to continue the family legacy.
Troy’s dad and uncle established Campbell Brothers in the early 1970s, continuing their Shorthorn herd, bringing in stocker calves and planting wheat to graze and harvest.
Graduating from college in 1995, Troy returned to the family farm and ranch with new ideas, transitioning the farm into a no-till operation with crop diversification and moving away from Shorthorn cattle to Simmental-Angus cattle.
The Campbells currently farm 4,500 acres of cropland with 1,500 acres of grass hay. They use wheat and soybeans for grain and graze cattle over the winter, and they also utilize oats and alfalfa for forage.
In addition to the crops, the family runs 450 home-raised cow/calf pairs, with a 50-cow artificial insemination herd.
“What I enjoy most about farming is you plant a seed, you see it grow and then you harvest it, and it’s the unknown what’s it going to do this year,” Troy said. “We keep saying we’ll never top this harvest, but we’re currently cutting the best soybean harvest we’ve ever cut my life.”
The Campbells have taken pride in raising their four children, Taryn, Nathan, Caedyn and Logan, on their farm and ranch, with each playing a vital role in their family’s operation.
Taryn and her husband, Jordan, help contribute to the daily operations from meal preparations and cleanup to checking on pregnant cattle. Caedyn can be found where help is needed from feeding steers and working cows to pulling rye and running meals to the guys in the field. Logan has found his part on the operation, serving as the grain cart operator and sitting with Troy and Amy to look through and discuss sale catalogs. JJ, the Campbells’ hired hand of almost 10 years, is integral in all aspects of the operation, where he runs the spray rig and drives the semi-truck to the elevator during harvest.
The Campbells’ eldest son, Nathan, plans to join the Campbells back on the family’s Jet farm and ranch full-time after graduating from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in May of 2026. Nathan plays an essential role in the farming operation, from setting up the globes and monitors to running the tractor and combine during harvest.
“We are very blessed to be able to have raised our family amongst generations and to have grown them for a love for the farm and that want to come back and continue growing the next generation on that farm,” Amy said.
Troy and Amy continue to be involved within their local community where Troy serves a member of the Alfalfa County Fair Board as well as serving with Amy as the co-secretary and treasurer of the Timberlake Fair Board. Logan and Caedyn are members of Timberlake FFA.
The family also finds a place in their church, Faith Center Fellowship, where Troy serves as an elder and board member, Amy hosts an at-home adult bible study, Nathan volunteers on the technology team, Caedyn volunteers in the children’s department and is on the media team, and Logan serves in the children’s departments and assists the technology team.
“We have an eye for stewarding the land that God has given us and the family that he’s given us,” Amy said. “We love the Lord, and we are very blessed through the hard work and dedication of the generations that have come before us to be able to continue to grow crops and children and then welcome in the next generation.”
OKFB’s Farm and Ranch Family Recognition program celebrates nine farm and ranch families from around the state who carry on the best traditions of Oklahoma agriculture and our rural communities.
“Our family farmers and ranchers across Oklahoma work each and every day to feed and clothe our state and country while caring for the land and natural resources that we all depend on,” said Mignon Bolay, OKFB WLC chair. “Our Women’s Leadership Committee is honored to recognize these nine farm and ranch families and share their stories of agricultural achievements and service to their local, rural communities.”As part of their recognition, the family received a cash award and a custom sign to hang at their farm gate. The family was also recognized at the 2025 OKFB convention with a video sharing their agricultural operation and heritage.
