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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

OKFB President James Lockett with John Block.
OKFB President James Lockett with John Block.
Although many legislative issues took years to resolve, some resolutions from the county Farm Bureaus moved at a rapid pace. One such example is the trailer identification law. In 1973, strong cattle prices led to increased cattle thefts. To help identify rustlers, legislators suggested livestock trailers be identified by using a mandatory state license tag. To save money and provide an easier option, Oklahoma Farm Bureau members suggested that farmers, ranchers and owners of stock trailers be required to display their drivers license number on the back of their trailers, which also allowed highway patrolmen to check the driver without even stopping the vehicle. The idea was adopted at the OKFB convention in November 1973 and signed into law by Oklahoma Gov. Dan Hall in April 1974, less than six months later.
Although many legislative issues took years to resolve, some resolutions from the county Farm Bureaus moved at a rapid pace. One such example is the trailer identification law. In 1973, strong cattle prices led to increased cattle thefts. To help identify rustlers, legislators suggested livestock trailers be identified by using a mandatory state license tag. To save money and provide an easier option, Oklahoma Farm Bureau members suggested that farmers, ranchers and owners of stock trailers be required to display their drivers license number on the back of their trailers, which also allowed highway patrolmen to check the driver without even stopping the vehicle. The idea was adopted at the OKFB convention in November 1973 and signed into law by Oklahoma Gov. Dan Hall in April 1974, less than six months later.
Keeping up with the latest legislative and county news is an important part of Oklahoma Farm Bureau. This 1970 photo features Lewis H. Munn, OKFB President (right), reviewing newspaper clippings about the organization’s activities with Kenneth McFall, Executive Secretary. The stories, gathered by a press clipping service, represent news coverage from nearly every newspaper in Oklahoma on topics ranging from county board meetings to farm news on the state level. Clippings were grouped and returned to appropriate county Farm Bureaus featured in the stories.
Keeping up with the latest legislative and county news is an important part of Oklahoma Farm Bureau. This 1970 photo features Lewis H. Munn, OKFB President (right), reviewing newspaper clippings about the organization’s activities with Kenneth McFall, Executive Secretary. The stories, gathered by a press clipping service, represent news coverage from nearly every newspaper in Oklahoma on topics ranging from county board meetings to farm news on the state level. Clippings were grouped and returned to appropriate county Farm Bureaus featured in the stories.

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