The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers selected ten Oklahoma high school students to receive $1000 scholarships to study agriculture in Oklahoma. “We are always excited to see great young student leaders who want to make an impact in agriculture,” said Josh Emerson, OKFB YF&R state chairman. “As fellow young agriculturalists, the YF&R state committee is proud to support these students as they take the next step in their agricultural education journey.” The ten students receiving 2016 YF&R scholarships are: Logan Holt, Shattuck, OKFB district one Kade Horton, Hollis, OKFB district two Jaryn Frey, Kingfisher, OKFB district three Victori […]

The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers will hold their 14th annual YF&R Golf Classic Friday, May 6th at Roman Nose Golf Course near Watonga. The annual scramble-style tournament opens with check-in at 9 a.m., and golfers will tee off at 10 a.m. Several prizes will be awarded, and lunch will be provided. All proceeds from the event will be given to support State Question 777, the Right to Farm. Registration is being accepted now through April 29th for teams and individuals. The cost is $350 per team of four golfers or $90 per individual.  Mulligans can be purchased […]

The 2015 Oklahoma State Fair livestock judging contest, sponsored by Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers, will be held Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. in Barn 3 at Oklahoma State Fair Park. The contest will consist of market beef, goats, sheep and swine and/or breeding classes. 4-H juniors include ages nine through 14 and FFA juniors include grades eight, nine and 10.  An entry fee of $5 per individual contestant or $20 per team must be paid at registration, beginning at 12 p.m. on the day of the contest. The high team members of each division, along with the […]

Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers and Ranchers held their annual conference July 10-11 in Stillwater, where more than 50 young agriculturalists gathered to learn about agriculture, expand their leadership capabilities and make connections. The group of young leaders from around the state heard from a variety of presenters on a wide range of agricultural topics during the two-day event. Jane McGuire with the Center for Food Integrity presented CFI’s Engage training, where attendees learned to how to tell their agriculture story by using shared values to connect and transparently discuss consumers’ food concerns. During the session, participants spent time developing […]

Note: The final conference schedule has been added below Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee has released a preliminary schedule of events for the group’s summer conference July 10-11 in Stillwater. The conference will be held at the Best Western Cimarron Hotel & Suites. The conference will include workshops at the hotel as well as on-site tours in the Stillwater area. Registration for the conference is $25 per person. Registration plus a hotel room for one night at the host hotel is $150. To register, or for more information, contact OKFB’s YF&R Coordinator Holly Carroll at (405) 523-2307. […]

The Oklahoma Youth Leading Agriculture conference was held at the OKFB home office June 10-12. The conference is a three-day event hosted by OKFB’s Young Farmers and Ranchers. Participants of the conference were high school seniors selected through an application process. The students selected represent some of Oklahoma’s most promising high school agriculturalists.  OYLA is aimed at not only preparing young people to be future leaders of Farm Bureau, but also of the Oklahoma agriculture industry as a whole, said Holly Carroll, YF&R coordinator.  During the conference, students had the opportunity to take part in discussions with other agriculture leaders […]