Garfield County Farm Bureau was named the John I. Taylor Award winner for 2017 during this year’s OKFB Annual Meeting Nov. 10 in Norman, Oklahoma. The award is named after OKFB’s first president and serves as the organization’s highest county honor. County winners are required to earn the Four-Star Presidential Award and excel in at least six different program areas. The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Annual Meeting is the organization’s largest gathering of farmers and ranchers every year. At the event, members vote on grassroots policy, elect leaders and award outstanding individuals. OKFB has a presence in all 77 Oklahoma counties […]

The Hilton family of Gate, Oklahoma, received the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee District One Farm and Ranch Family Recognition during the organization’s 76th annual meeting on Friday, Nov. 10 in Norman, Oklahoma.  Britt and K’Dawn Hilton and their young sons Jax, age 6, and Cal, age 4, raise cattle, wheat and milo on the family’s farm in the Oklahoma panhandle. “We consider it a privilege to raise our kids in agriculture,” K’dawn Hilton said. The couple each have family roots in agriculture in Beaver County as they farm and ranch alongside their families. “My great-great granddad settled out […]

The Kennemer family of Carter, Oklahoma, received the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee District Two Farm and Ranch Family Recognition during the organization’s annual meeting on Friday, Nov. 10 in Norman.  Dale and Lori Kennemer, along with their children Bailey Kennemer and Derek and Levi Parker, have a diversified farm and ranch in Beckham County where they raise cattle and grow wheat, grain sorghum and alfalfa in a no-till production system. Both Dale Kennemer and Lori Kennemer are fourth-generation agriculturalists. Dale grew up near the family’s current farm and Lori grew up on a dairy farm in northeastern Oklahoma. […]

The Wilson family of Luther, Oklahoma, received the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee District Three Farm and Ranch Family Recognition during the organization’s annual meeting on Nov. 10 in Norman, Oklahoma.  Bruce and Mary Wilson raise wheat, cattle, alfalfa and grass hay on land that has been passed down for generations through both families. “Both these farms have been in the Wilson family for 50-60 years, and the tradition of being the Wilson Farms west of Luther is very important to me,” Bruce Wilson said. The Wilsons raised two sons on the family farm and now have seven grandchildren […]