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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

The importance of young farmers and ranchers was recognized in this 1990 photo, in which Rep. Jack Begley (right) presented a citation to the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farm Family of the Year, Texas County’s Monte and Bobbi Smith. Begley read the citation recognizing the family to the House chamber while Speaker of the House Steve Louis (in background) and OKFB’s Director of Governmental Relations Dennis Howard (left) listened. The lawmaker told his counterparts he wanted them to meet an “endangered species – young farmers in Oklahoma.” The Smith family owned a diversified farm and ranch near Texhoma, where they raised cattle and grew wheat, alfalfa and sudangrass.
The importance of young farmers and ranchers was recognized in this 1990 photo, in which Rep. Jack Begley (right) presented a citation to the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farm Family of the Year, Texas County’s Monte and Bobbi Smith. Begley read the citation recognizing the family to the House chamber while Speaker of the House Steve Louis (in background) and OKFB’s Director of Governmental Relations Dennis Howard (left) listened. The lawmaker told his counterparts he wanted them to meet an “endangered species – young farmers in Oklahoma.” The Smith family owned a diversified farm and ranch near Texhoma, where they raised cattle and grew wheat, alfalfa and sudangrass.
This fair booth was in Custer County in 1967. Tending to the booth are Mrs. Steward Barrick, Mrs. Con Burgtorf and Mrs. Tony Murray, who placed special emphasis on the legislative and policy development programs of Farm Bureau and information aids used to keep members informed.
This fair booth was in Custer County in 1967. Tending to the booth are Mrs. Steward Barrick, Mrs. Con Burgtorf and Mrs. Tony Murray, who placed special emphasis on the legislative and policy development programs of Farm Bureau and information aids used to keep members informed.
Here are some of the first leaders of Oklahoma Farm Bureau: Warren Newberry, President of Junior Farm Bureau; Mrs. Eugene Jones, Chairman of Associated Women; and John I Taylor, OKFB President.
Here are some of the first leaders of Oklahoma Farm Bureau: Warren Newberry, President of Junior Farm Bureau; Mrs. Eugene Jones, Chairman of Associated Women; and John I Taylor, OKFB President.

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