The AFR Youth Program is geared to developing the youth of our state to be the next generation of leaders. The AFR Adult Program is organized to build deep relationships and engagement with standout AFR Members and encourage interconnectivity between members of this cohort in an effect to ensure the future of AFR.
AFR serves as a “watchdog” for the agriculture industry and rural Oklahomans with full-time government relations staff in Oklahoma City and Washington D.C.
AFR is dedicated to its members and has remained true to its mission for 115 years – protecting, representing, and insuring Oklahoma’s farmers, ranchers, and rural citizens. Today, AFR is supportive of the state’s agricultural industry and rural population with membership consisting of farmers actively involved in production agriculture and non-farmers adding their voice in support of AFR principles.
WASHINGTON – National Farmers Union (NFU) concluded the 2026 All-States Leadership Summit, held in Washington, D.C., where new members were selected to serve on the National Youth Advisory Council (NYAC).
MoreOKLAHOMA CITY—American Farmers & Ranchers Cooperative President Scott Blubaugh released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026: “It has been a long road to getting a farm bill passed out of the House; I applaud Chairman Thompson’s efforts to get us one step closer to providing long-needed certainty for Oklahoma’s farmers, ranchers and rural communities.
MoreOKLAHOMA CITY—Twenty agricultural youth from across Oklahoma have earned top placings in the 2026 American Farmers & Ranchers (AFR) Agricultural Achievement Contest. The contest was conducted in conjunction with the Oklahoma Youth Expo (OYE) in Oklahoma City March 10-20. This year, AFR presented $15,000 in prizes to contestants prior to the Oklahoma Youth Expo Grand Drive March 19.
MoreThe four largest multinational meatpackers control 54% of U.S. poultry processing, 66% of U.S. pork packing, and 85% of beef packing.
Farmers in the corn and soybean markets must sell their crops to the same four companies that control 82% of soybean crushing and 84% of wet corn milling in the U.S.
Oklahoma has a massive agricultural sector with over 77,000 farms covering 34 million acres, contributing roughly 4% to the state's gross domestic product.
Primarily located in the southwest region of the state, Oklahoma farmers produce approximately 693,000 bales of cotton each year, ranking the state seventh in the nation for production of the fiber.
Oklahoma is a top 5 beef-producing state. Cattle and calves are the state’s #1 agricultural commodity.
