OKLAHOMA RURAL COALITION HOSTS PRESS CONFERENCE IN OPPOSITION OF SQ 820 March 1, 2023 Three of the state’s leading agriculture organizations gathered March 1 for a press conference opposing State Question 820 today in Oklahoma City. American Farmers & Ranchers, Oklahoma Farm Bureau and the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association strongly oppose the state question appearing on […]
NORMAN—American Farmers & Ranchers/Oklahoma Farmers Union (AFR/OFU) hosted the organization’s 118th annual state convention at the Embassy Suites & Conference Center – Norman Feb. 17-19. The event features educational speakers and entertainment, the annual business meeting of Oklahoma Farmers Union and American Farmers & Ranchers Mutual Insurance Company, discussion and adoption of AFR legislative policy […]
AFR Cooperative President Scott Blubaugh: “AFR stands with AG Drummond and his lawsuit against U.S. Fish & Wildlife in regards to the listing of the Lesser Prairie Chicken as an endangered species and the regulations and restrictions that accompany that listing. Oklahoma’s farmers and ranchers are the ultimate conservationists; no one knows about best conservation […]
The 2023 AFR Convention is scheduled for Feb. 17-19 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Norman– Hotel & Conference Center, 2501 Conference Dr., Norman, Okla. The convention is held in conjunction with the annual meetings of the American Farmers & Ranchers Mutual Insurance Company and the Oklahoma State Union of the Farmers Educational and Cooperative […]
OKLAHOMA CITY—American Farmers & Ranchers/Oklahoma Farmers Union (AFR/OFU) will host its 118th annual state convention at the Embassy Suites & Conference Center – Norman Feb. 17-19. This year’s convention theme is “Honor Tradition, Embrace Change.” This year’s three-day event features speakers like National Farmers Union President Rob Larew, North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne, […]
AFR Cooperative Local #928 and Local #305 each donated a tower garden as part of the AFR Cooperative Tower Garden Grant Program. The program is a cost match program for the installation of aeroponic tower garden units in public school classrooms. The AFR locals donated the towers to Positive Tomorrow and Pivot Inc., both located […]
AFR Cooperative now has an even larger presence at the Oklahoma Capitol. On Nov. 18, 2022, the Oklahoma State Capitol Art Collection unveiled “Cottonwood Band,” a painted depiction of the first band to play at the then new state capitol building in 1917. As with many other historic moments in Oklahoma history, Oklahoma Farmers Union […]
IDABEL—The American Farmers & Ranchers (AFR) Foundation has donated $5,000 to Denison Elementary School to cover the cost of the school’s insurance deductible. Denison Elementary took a direct hit during the recent Idabel tornado. The school lost the roof off its main building and sustained significant water damage. Representatives of the AFR Foundation presented a […]
STILLWATER—American Farmers & Ranchers (AFR) wrapped up its annual fall speech contest series Saturday Dec. 3 at Oklahoma State University (OSU) in Stillwater. This marks the 77th year of the statewide contest. The event has gone through many changes over the years but has always maintained its central agricultural theme. Varying by grade level, this […]
WEATHERFORD—In a historic announcement, three of Oklahoma’s largest agriculture organizations—American Farmers & Ranchers (AFR), Oklahoma Farm Bureau Federation (OKFB), and Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association (OCA)—have collectively endorsed Sen. Darcy Jech (R-Kingfisher) for Oklahoma Senate District 26. The announcement was made Aug. 1, 2022, at Lucille’s Roadhouse in Weatherford, Okla. The collective endorsement is a rare move […]
