Oklahoma Farm Bureau leaders from across the state will gather in Oklahoma City Feb. 18-19 for the organization’s annual OKFB Leadership Conference.
Held at the Embassy Suites Hotel near downtown Oklahoma City, the two-day conference will feature state and federal agricultural policy updates, organizational updates, a reception with state leaders and lawmakers, a visit to the state Capitol and more.
Although the deadline has passed for hotel reservations, you may contact your county Farm Bureau to RSVP for the conference. A tentative schedule is listed below. More details will be released as they become available. For more information, please contact OKFB Public Policy Coordinator Emmy Karns at (405) 523-2300.
Monday, February 18
| 11:30 a.m. | Registration |
| 12 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:15 p.m. | Welcome – Thad Doye, OKFB Executive Director |
| 1:30 p.m. | State of Oklahoma Farm Bureau – OKFB President Rodd Moesel |
| 1:45 p.m. | Gov. Kevin Stitt |
| 2:05 p.m. | Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell |
| 2:25 p.m. | Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Blayne Arthur |
| 2:45 p.m. | Break |
| 3 p.m. | Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready |
| 3:10 p.m. |
Legislative Leaders Panel Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat |
| 4 p.m. | Break |
| 5 p.m. | Legislative Reception |
| 5:45 p.m. | Dinner and Entertainment |
| 6:30 p.m. | 2018 Champion Awards Ceremony and 100 Percent Club Recognition |
Tuesday, February 19
| 6 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. | Breakfast – complementary at hotel |
| 8 a.m. | Oklahoma Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture update |
| 8:30 a.m. | Oklahoma Farm Bureau Legal Foundation update |
| 8:45 a.m. | Advocating for Agriculture – Todd Kercheval |
| 9:30 a.m. | Oklahoma Solicitor General Mithun Mansinghani |
| 10 a.m. | Break |
| 10:15 a.m. | County Farm Bureau Tax Update – Thad Doye, OKFB Executive Director |
| 11 a.m. | OKFB Legislative Action Alerts |
| 11:15 a.m. | OKFB Legislative Update |
| 12 p.m. | Lunch – State Capitol, Room 535 |
| Afternoon | Legislative visits |
*Schedule last updated Feb. 13, 2019
