Oklahoma Farm Bureau presented Garvin County with the Lewis H. Munn Farm Bureau Builders Award during the OKFB 73rd Annual Convention on Nov. 14 in Tulsa. The award is named after the second president of Oklahoma Farm Bureau, and each year a specific area of involvement is judged for the award. This year’s area was political education. Garvin County established a committee to develop areas of political education that would benefit not only Farm Bureau members but also the general public. By partnering with the Pauls Valley Chamber of Commerce, the committee presented a local program on the U.S. Constitution. […]

A recent house fire in rural Beckham County proved the value of Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s fire safety training when 11-year-old Aiden Brown put into practice what he had learned during a demonstration at his school. The fifth grader, and his 7-year-old sister Abigail, had just returned home from school when Aiden discovered the fire and quickly made sure his sister was safely outside when he alerted the fire department. Only weeks before, David Turner, OKFB safety specialist, had set up the fire safety trailer outside the Sayre Elementary School where the students were taught what to do in a situation […]

Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s 73rd Annual Meeting is set to begin on Nov. 14 in Tulsa at the Tulsa Renaissance Hotel and Conference Center! We especially want to thank our sponsors for their generous donations to our annual meeting. Because of their donations, we are able to provide a relevant, quality conference and can continue to move our organization forward.   Platinum Chisholm Trail Farm Credit Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma GEO 720 P&K Equipment SandRidge Energy Willis Re   Gold AT&T BancFirst Great Northwest Insurance Company National Popular Vote   Silver Clean Line Energy Dow Agrosciences DuPont Pioneer Farm Bureau […]

Oklahoma Farm Bureau will be hosting a tailgate on Saturday, Oct. 25, for U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe to celebrate America’s Greatest Homecoming Celebration at Oklahoma State University. The tailgate will be held in the parking lot directly north of the Wes Watkins International Trade Center, at the corner of Hall of Fame Avenue and Washington Street, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oklahoma State University will be playing West Virginia University at 3 p.m. at Boone Pickens Stadium. Please feel free to join us at our tailgate to commemorate Oklahoma State University Homecoming weekend and Sen. Jim Inhofe. For more […]

OKFB is pleased to welcome Attorney General Scott Pruitt to the 2014 Annual Meeting as a keynote speaker. Pruitt will speak during the opening session of convention on Friday, Nov. 14, at 1:30 p.m. Scott Pruitt was elected the attorney general of Oklahoma in November 2010. As attorney general, he is dedicated to fighting corruption, safeguarding Oklahoma’s vulnerable citizens, championing public safety measures to reduce violent crime and protecting the interests of the State of Oklahoma and its citizens. Pruitt established Oklahoma’s first federalism unit in the Office of Solicitor General to combat unwarranted regulation and overreach by the federal […]

The Peterson Farm Brothers, young agriculture enthusiasts and expert parody song writers, will entertain Oklahoma Farm Bureau members at the 2014 Annual Meeting in Tulsa on Saturday, Nov. 15. Greg, Nathan and Kendal Peterson make up the Peterson Farm Brothers trio. The siblings farm together with their parents near Assaria, Kansas, where they raise beef cattle and grow wheat, corn, alfalfa, milo and soybeans. The three brothers are passionate about promoting agriculture, and they are very creative in the way they do it. The boys are known for their parody song writing skills. The siblings wrote their first parody, “I’m […]

County Farm Bureau offices across Oklahoma are once again serving as drop-off locations for Gov. Mary Fallin’s fifth annual Feeding Oklahoma Drive. The goal of the food and fund drive is to raise enough food and funds to provide 2 million meals to help feed families, children and seniors in the state. The month-long food drive will benefit the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma and their partner agencies across the state. “Time and again, Oklahomans have proven themselves to be the most caring and giving individuals in the nation,” Gov. Fallin said. “Last […]