The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee has canceled its 2020 WLC Fall Conference. With the health and safety of Farm Bureau women in mind, the conference will not be held during its planned dates of Sept. 25-26, 2020. For questions about your hotel reservations, please contact Marcia Irvin at (405) 523-2300.
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Managing stress in farm country
By American Farm Bureau Federation’s Cyndie Shearing Americans from all walks of life are struggling to cope with an array of issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fear and anxiety about this new disease and what could happen is sometimes overwhelming and can cause strong emotions in adults and children. But long before the pandemic hit the U.S., farmers and ranchers were struggling. Years of falling commodity prices, natural disasters, declining farm income and trade disputes with China hit rural America hard, and not just financially. Farmers’ mental health is at risk, too. Fortunately, America’s food producers have proven to […]
OKFB members invited to participate in ODAFF ag labor survey
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members are invited to share their experiences securing labor on their farms and ranches with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. Recognizing the need for increased labor availability in Oklahoma agriculture, ODAFF has opened a survey for farmers and ranches to share their experiences in meeting their workforce needs. To gather valuable information, ODAFF invites farmers and ranchers to respond to a short, 15-question survey found at okfb.news/oklabor. If you have any questions or would like more information, contact JanLee Rowlett at (405) 522-6105 or at JanLee.Rowlett@ag.ok.gov.
Two Oklahoma educators awarded AFBF Foundation grants
The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture has awarded two Oklahoma educators with a White-Reinhardt Resource grant. Dusti McCartney of Willard Grade Center in Ada and Debra Wood of Orvis Risner Elementary in Edmond were two of 70 educators across the country presented with a $100 credit to the AFBF Foundation for Agriculture store. The purpose of these grants is to provide funds to educators to purchase accurate agricultural literacy materials from the AFBF Foundation for Agriculture store for use in their classrooms. By providing this grant, AFBFA hopes to help students gain access to more accurate information about agriculture. […]
Farm Bureau members reelect Fuser to OKFB board
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members in the organization’s district six reelected James Fuser of Ottawa County to serve on the OKFB board of directors. As the district six director, Fuser will represent Farm Bureau members throughout Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers, Sequoyah and Wagoner Counties. “It’s an honor for me to have the opportunity to serve Farm Bureau members in district six,” Fuser said. “I look forward to continually working alongside our grassroots members to move agriculture and rural Oklahoma forward.” Fuser is a third-generation farmer and rancher who raises soybeans, corn, wheat and hay, in […]
OKFB Voter Guide: Resources for the Aug. 25 primary runoff election
Many voters across Oklahoma will head to the polls on Tuesday, Aug. 25 for primary runoff elections. As Oklahoma Farm Bureau members prepare to vote, below are a list of resources to review before casting your ballot. Polls will be open on Tuesday, Aug. 25 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Find your polling place using the Oklahoma State Election Board’s online voter tool. View a sample ballot Use the state election board’s online voter tool to view a sample of your ballot before you head to the polling place. You can also use the tool to confirm your registration […]
USDA extends CFAP application deadline to Sept. 11
Farmers and ranchers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic now have until Sept. 11, 2020, to apply for direct payments through the USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. The announcement comes following a request by the American Farm Bureau Federation and 27 other agriculture organizations to extend the application period beyond the original Aug. 28 deadline. “COVID-19 has taken its toll on farmers across the country, regardless of what they grow or raise,” AFBF President Zippy Duvall said in a statement. “No one can tell when this pandemic will end, and extending the deadline and expanding eligibility will provide a lifeline at […]
OKFB applauds USDA’s $29 million investment in high-speed broadband in rural Oklahoma
Oklahoma Farm Bureau welcomes the USDA’s recent investment of more than $29 million toward expanding broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Oklahoma. The investment is part of the $100 million in grant funding made available for the ReConnect Pilot Program through the CARES Act. “Though rural Oklahomans have suffered from a lack of reliable broadband access for years, the ongoing global pandemic has heightened the inequalities that exist in internet connectivity among rural, suburban and urban Oklahomans as much of the world has moved online for distance learning, telecommuting and health care services,” said Rodd Moesel, OKFB president. “Expanding […]
AFBF Foundation, Ford to provide ag education grants
The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture and the Ford Motor Company are teaming up to put agriculture education resources in the hands of teachers and students across the country. The Ford Motor Company is sponsoring the distribution of 285 kits, each containing one copy of the Foundation’s 2020 Book of the Year, “Full of Beans,” an educator guide and a classroom set (30-pack) of Soybeans Ag Mags. Educators passionate about helping learners understand agriculture are encouraged to apply by Aug. 24. Grant winners will be randomly selected from the pool of applicants, and resource kits will be sent to […]
Deadline to complete 2020 Census now Sept. 30
Rural Oklahomans now have less than two months left to be counted in the 2020 Census. The U.S. Census Bureau will end self-response and field operations on Sept. 30, a month earlier than the previous Oct. 31 deadline, according to a recent statement. The new deadline is a part of an effort to “accelerate the completion of data collection and apportionment counts by our statutory deadline of December 31, 2020, as required by law and directed by the Secretary of Commerce,” U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham said in the statement. The census effort originally was scheduled to be completed […]
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