Terry Caldwell of Hugo, Oklahoma, received the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee District Five Farm and Ranch Family Recognition during the organization’s annual meeting on Nov. 10 in Norman, Okalhoma.  Caldwell raises cattle on land he first purchased through a Farm Service Agency loan program in the 1980s. He prides himself on the improvements he has made to his property, including cleaning up pastures, replacing and improving fences and increasing productivity. “When I bought it, it was a total wreck,” Caldwell said. “Nobody had used it for six to seven years, at least. It’s taken many years to get […]

The Scheffel family of Pryor, Oklahoma, received the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee District Six Farm and Ranch Family Recognition during the organization’s annual meeting on Nov. 10 in Norman, Oklahoma. Jonathan and Bessie Scheffel have cow-calf herd and raise wheat and soybeans on 800 acres in Mayes County. Jonathan Scheffel is the fourth generation to farm in the area, and the couple is proud to have raised their three children – Jacob, Jeremy and Jessica – on the farm. “There’s no better place to raise a family than in the country and on the farm,” Jonathan Scheffel said. […]

The Hafner family of Orlando, Oklahoma, received the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee District Seven Farm and Ranch Family Recognition during the organization’s annual meeting on Nov. 10 in Norman, Oklahoma.  Wayne and Carla Hafner grow wheat, corn, sobybeans and cotton and raise cattle on their farm near Orlando in Noble County. Wayne Hafner grew up on the family farm, but his personal agricultural enterprise got a jumpstart early on when he took over a neighbor’s rent land. “When I was in high school, I started working for a neighbor,” he said. “When he decided to retire, he worked […]

The Stotts family of McLoud, Oklahoma, received the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee District Eight Farm and Ranch Family Recognition during the organization’s annual meeting on Nov. 10 in Norman, Oklahoma. John and Janice Stotts, along with their two adult sons, John Carl and Jimmy, raise cattle, wheat, soybeans, alfalfa hay and corn on their Pottawatomie-County farm. The family integrates precision agriculture practices into their farm, using satellite imagery and variable-rate seed and fertilizer application to make the most of their natural resources. “We check the biomass and then we’re able to decide what ground needs a little extra […]