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.
Why should farmers join Farm Bureau? The first charter members of Oklahoma Farm Bureau were asked this question frequently when they visited neighbors and friends about signing up as a member. Just in case you’re curious about their answers, here are 30 reasons why a farmer should be a member, published in the Oklahoma Farm Bureau News in the October 1945 issue:
From the very beginning, county Farm Bureaus have met every year at annual county meetings to discuss potential policies for the upcoming year. Ever wonder what members talked about during the early years? Here’s a sample, straight from John I. Taylor, OKFB president from 1942-1953.
Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s roots date back to the early 1900s, when farmers and ranchers were dealing with the results of the stock market crash, the Great Depression and starvation-level farm prices.
Clarence Roberts, editor of The Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman, was convinced the answer to the problems of Oklahoma farmers and ranchers was a farm organization to serve as one voice for the state’s rural community. Although his early attempts to rally farmers behind Farm Bureau failed, his determination eventually led to the creation of OKFB.