Congress passed the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933, a more or less self-supporting law intended to provide parity prices. Click..Read More

When the U.S. Supreme Court declares the Agricultural Adjustment Act unconstitutional, the American Farm Bureau Federation pressures Congress to pass..Read More

During the 1943 legislative session, OKFB made first attempt to legislatively remove sales taxes from feed, seed and fertilizer. Although..Read More

At the 1946 Oklahoma Farm Bureau Convention, delegates asked for more rural Oklahoma representation through an eight-member highway commission and a..Read More

J.H. Cox, a Bryan County farmer, initiated the adoption of a resolution to ensure farm-to-market roads were built first along..Read More

At the 1947 Oklahoma Farm Bureau Convention, delegates recommended the study of state water resources and wanted farm gasoline exempted..Read More

Delegates to the 1949 Oklahoma Farm Bureau Convention approved resolutions to recommend the study of water resources and exemption of..Read More

During Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s get-out-the-vote campaign in 1952, the organization introduced the Votemobile, a truck with sound reinforcement equipment installed..Read More

Public Law 480, also known as Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, was enacted in 1954 after the..Read More

In 1955, Oklahoma Farm Bureau opposed the taking of private land to expand the Fort Sill artillery range. Within four..Read More

In 1956, the Farm Bureau’s idea of a soil bank to retire fragile land became a reality in Congress.

In 1959, the Record Marketable Title Act passed. Under the law, old defects (such as mortgages) in titles (more than 40..Read More

In 1961, Oklahoma Farm Bureau assisted in the passage of the state’s first egg grading law.

In 1965, fertilizer was added to the list of agricultural sales tax exemptions.

In 1968, Oklahoma Farm Bureau helped defeated the Scenic Rivers Bill.

In 1970, Oklahoma Farm Bureau joined with the Oklahoma Farmers Union and the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association to form a Tax..Read More

In 1972, a sales tax exemption was granted to commercial applicators for fertilizer.

Under pressure from Oklahoma Farm Bureau, the Oklahoma legislature passed a bill to raise the threshold of the estate tax..Read More

In 1973, strong cattle prices led to increased cattle thefts. To help identify rustlers, legislators suggested livestock trailers be identified..Read More

In 1976, Oklahoma Farm Bureau helped the passage of Senate Bill 98, which exempted seed, repair parts and agricultural chemicals..Read More

After years of hard work, Oklahoma Farm Bureau finally convinced the Oklahoma Tax Commission to grant a blanket exemption for all..Read More

In 1979, Oklahoma Farm Bureau joined other agriculture groups to pass a bill in the Oklahoma legislature that required legislative..Read More

In 1979, water again provided a subject of controversy in the legislature with a Farm Bureau-backed bill allowing for involvement..Read More

On Oct. 5, 1979, Oklahoma Farm Bureau launched the “Roads Now” campaign. This coalition is credited with securing the largest..Read More