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75 Years Strong history book now available

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Celebrating 75 Years of Oklahoma Farm Bureau History

Welcome to the Oklahoma Farm Bureau 75th anniversary website. Throughout 2017, we will be looking back at 75 years of our organization’s history and examine the people, places, and programs that formed Oklahoma’s largest farm organization.

Browse through our photo galleries, read through Farm Bureau history and check out the blog for unique moments in Oklahoma Farm Bureau history.

If this is your first visit to our 75th anniversary site, be sure to check out our welcome blog post, which outlines the features and sections of the site along with an overview of our history.

Moments in OKFB History

The latest from OKFB's history blog

OKFB launches the Votemobile

During the early years of Oklahoma Farm Bureau, the number of voters nationwide was a concern. OKFB reported that only 51 percent of eligible voters went to the polls in the 1948 presidential election. The American Farm Bureau Federation suggested the use of educational programs and contests to increase the number of voters, particularly in rural areas. … Continue Reading...

A voice for agriculture

By Dan Arnold, OKFB executive secretary, published in the first issue of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Farmer magazine in June 1949 Farm Bureau is a Service Organization, and is now the only Farmers Organization through which nation-wide farm thinking and united action can be reflected for him and his family. … Continue Reading...

A Farm Bureau Member’s Creed

By John I. Taylor, first OKFB president, and published in the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Farmer in December 1951 I am a human being living in a land of unlimited horizon. Having been born here, or journeyed here by choice, matters little, but the fact that my life and living are here is of great importance. … Continue Reading...

From the Gallery

In this 1990 photo, James Lockett, OKFB President (right), pictured with American Farm Bureau Federation President Dean Kleckner, signs a Farm Bureau petition favoring reduction of the capital gains tax.
In this 1990 photo, James Lockett, OKFB President (right), pictured with American Farm Bureau Federation President Dean Kleckner, signs a Farm Bureau petition favoring reduction of the capital gains tax.
On July 10, 1958, members of Farm Bureau counties in western Oklahoma held this Meet the Candidate forum with two runoff candidates for the democratic nomination for congressman. Congressman Toby Morris (second from left) and challenger Victor Wickersham (second from right) were guests of 100 leaders from 17 western counties of Oklahoma’s Congressional District 6, shown here with OKFB President Lewis H. Munn (at microphone). The candidates were quizzed about their beliefs on 13 different issues and government philosophies in order to compare them against Farm Bureau policy.
On July 10, 1958, members of Farm Bureau counties in western Oklahoma held this Meet the Candidate forum with two runoff candidates for the democratic nomination for congressman. Congressman Toby Morris (second from left) and challenger Victor Wickersham (second from right) were guests of 100 leaders from 17 western counties of Oklahoma’s Congressional District 6, shown here with OKFB President Lewis H. Munn (at microphone). The candidates were quizzed about their beliefs on 13 different issues and government philosophies in order to compare them against Farm Bureau policy.
In this photo, Scott Neufeld of Major County shares farm safety tips with elementary school students attending a safety camp in Fairview. Neufeld joined other members of the Major County Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee to help conduct the safety camp held in conjunction with the Major County Farm Show.
In this photo, Scott Neufeld of Major County shares farm safety tips with elementary school students attending a safety camp in Fairview. Neufeld joined other members of the Major County Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee to help conduct the safety camp held in conjunction with the Major County Farm Show.

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