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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 1993, boll weevil problems were a popular topic among farmers. In order to provide farmers and legislators with information concerning boll weevil eradication, Stephens County Farm Bureau held a meeting in late March at the Red River Vo-Tech. Pictured here is Oklahoma Sen. Larry Lawler, center, looking over boll weevil eradication facts with Stephens County President Bill Nunley (left) and Oklahoma Farm Bureau Board Member Ralph Dickson. Lawler was the Vice Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
In 1993, boll weevil problems were a popular topic among farmers. In order to provide farmers and legislators with information concerning boll weevil eradication, Stephens County Farm Bureau held a meeting in late March at the Red River Vo-Tech. Pictured here is Oklahoma Sen. Larry Lawler, center, looking over boll weevil eradication facts with Stephens County President Bill Nunley (left) and Oklahoma Farm Bureau Board Member Ralph Dickson. Lawler was the Vice Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
The 12 Farm Families of the Year candidates for 1969 pose for a group photo. Entries from across the state came from the counties of Alfalfa, Atoka, Beaver, Caddo, Cimarron, Cotton, Grady, Kiowa, Logan, Noble, Oklahoma and Tulsa. Sponsored by the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women, the Farm Family of the Year award was created in 1957 in an effort to recognize outstanding families in Oklahoma who dedicated their life to agriculture.
The 12 Farm Families of the Year candidates for 1969 pose for a group photo. Entries from across the state came from the counties of Alfalfa, Atoka, Beaver, Caddo, Cimarron, Cotton, Grady, Kiowa, Logan, Noble, Oklahoma and Tulsa. Sponsored by the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women, the Farm Family of the Year award was created in 1957 in an effort to recognize outstanding families in Oklahoma who dedicated their life to agriculture.
Emmett Carter of Purcell, Vice President of American Dairy Association, and Roy Counts of Dover, Secretary of Milk Producers Inc., take a milk break with Oklahoma Dairy Princess Quinetta Beagle of Arnett during a meeting in Oklahoma City in 1969.
Emmett Carter of Purcell, Vice President of American Dairy Association, and Roy Counts of Dover, Secretary of Milk Producers Inc., take a milk break with Oklahoma Dairy Princess Quinetta Beagle of Arnett during a meeting in Oklahoma City in 1969.

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