Rachel Pickens of Payne County Farm Bureau recently was appointed to serve on the American Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee. The committee helps evaluate and update the YF&R long-term plan, assists with executing YF&R competitive events at the AFBF Annual Convention, provides programming advice for the AFBF YF&R Leadership Conference, serves on one of four subcommittees, serves as a contact for state YF&R programs, and takes part in numerous committee meetings. “Through her involvement in Farm Bureau, our state and her local community, Rachel has demonstrated a passion for sharing the story of agriculture and our organization,” […]
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Oklahoma YF&R members to compete at AFBF Annual Meeting in January
Three members of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers program will represent Oklahoma in national YF&R contests at the American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting Jan. 5-10 in Nashville, Tennessee. The winner of this year’s Oklahoma YF&R Achievement Award, Chad Selman of Tulsa County will compete to win the AFBF YF&R Achievement Award. The award recognizes young farmers and ranchers who have excelled in their farm or ranch and have honed their leadership abilities to superiority. Participants are involved in production agriculture with a majority of their income subject to normal production risks. The 2018 YF&R Achievement Award […]
Join OKFB at the 2018 Tulsa Farm Show
Join Oklahoma Farm Bureau at the 24th-annual Tulsa Farm Show December 7-9 at the River Spirit Expo at Expo Square. Oklahoma Farm Bureau staff will be on-hand in booth 712 to visit about the benefits of an Oklahoma Farm Bureau membership and to share the latest news and information about the organization. Featuring a multitude of exhibitors, the show runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7 and Friday, Dec. 8 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9. The Tulsa Farm Show includes horsemanship seminars, cattle equipment demonstrations, a livestock handling skills competition and more. […]
Women’s Leadership Committee, Foundation present agriculture books to teachers
Six Oklahoma teachers were presented with a basket of agriculture books during the OKFB Annual Meeting Nov. 11 in Norman, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee partnered with the Oklahoma Farming and Ranching Foundation to sponsor this year’s Bushels for Books program, which donates a bushel basket of accurate agriculture books to teachers and schools across the state. “The Foundation is dedicated to educating others about our state’s farming and ranching community,” said Jeramy Rich, president of the Oklahoma Farming and Ranching Foundation. “We’re proud to support teachers across the state in educating the future of Oklahoma.” Applications […]
OKFB hosts successful 76th annual meeting
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members from across the state met in Norman Nov. 10-12 for the 2017 OKFB Annual Meeting where they elected new leaders, set organizational policy for the coming year, and recognized the contributions of outstanding members with numerous awards. Voting delegates at the meeting elected Rodd Moesel of Oklahoma County to lead the organization as president for the next two years. David VonTunglen of Canadian County was elected by members of District Three to fulfill the remaining two years of Moesel’s term on the state board. Three state board members also were re-elected to represent their districts for […]
OKFB members set grassroots policy for 2018
Taxes and rural healthcare were at the top of the list as Oklahoma Farm Bureau members finalized the organization’s 2018 policy during its 2017 annual meeting Nov. 10-12 in Norman, Oklahoma. OKFB’s grassroots policy begins at the county level before being refined by a state resolutions committee and finalized by the full delegate body at state convention. OKFB staff uses the policy to advocate for its farm and ranch members at the state Capitol. Tax policy As the state of Oklahoma continues to grapple with budget shortfalls, state lawmakers have attempted to raise revenue by implementing various tax increases. Members […]
OKFB members elect Oklahoma County horticulturalist Rodd Moesel as president; other leaders elected
Oklahoma County horticulturalist Rodd Moesel was elected president of Oklahoma Farm Bureau by voting delegates at the organization’s annual meeting Nov. 11 in Norman, Oklahoma. The central Oklahoma small business owner has represented District Three on the OKFB board of directors for seven years. He was re-elected to serve his third term in 2016. “It’s very gratifying, and it’s unusual because I am unconventional,” Moesel said. “I know I’m not the traditional farmer. Oklahoma’s very much a cow-calf and grains state.” Moesel and his wife, Dona, own and operate American Plant Products and Services in western Oklahoma City. The grandson […]
OKFB honors members, counties during annual meeting awards program
Oklahoma Farm Bureau presented its top awards to members and counties during the organization’s 2017 Annual Meeting Nov. 10 in Norman, Oklahoma. The awards recognize individuals and counties for leadership, service and excellence within Farm Bureau and the agricultural industry. Awards and winners are listed below, along with a link to a press release, photo and more information. District Farm and Ranch Family Recognition Distinguished Service to Oklahoma Farm Bureau Award Phyllis HolcombCreek County Farm Bureau YF&R Achievement Award Chad SelmanTulsa County Farm Bureau YF&R Excellence in Agriculture Award Dell FarrisStephens County Farm Bureau YF&R Charles L. Roff Award Comanche […]
Tulsa County member named Farm Bureau’s top young farmer and rancher
Chad Selman of Skiatook was named the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Achievement Award winner Nov. 10, at the 76th-annual OKFB Annual Meeting in Norman, Oklahoma. Selman won the award for his dedication to improving and growing his farm, which consists of pecan orchards and cattle in Tulsa County. Selman, along with his wife Katrina, also harvest pecans for other farmers and landowners in the area, and he sorts and stores pecans for the wholesale market. Together, the couple are raising a family the farm where Chad Selman grew up, continuing the family’s legacy of agriculture and rural […]
Holcomb honored with Distinguished Service to OKFB award
Phyllis Holcomb of Creek County was recognized with the Distinguished Service to Oklahoma Farm Bureau Award during the 2017 OKFB Annual Meeting Nov. 10 in Norman, Oklahoma. The award honors OKFB members who have made outstanding contributions to agriculture and the Farm Bureau organization. “I have dedicated my life to the farming industry,” Holcomb said. “It’s just been in my heart and soul since I grew up.” A longtime Farm Bureau member, Holcomb has served on the Creek County Farm Bureau board of directors, the OKFB Women’s Leadership Committee and the OKFB state board of directors. “Farm Bureau does so […]
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