October 31, 2025
Eleven Oklahoma teachers receive accurate agriculture books through OKFB’s Bushels for Books
leven Oklahoma educators were selected to receive a basket of accurate agriculture books as part of Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Bushels for Books program.
A collaboration between the OKFB Foundation for Agriculture and the OKFB Women’s Leadership Committee, Bushels for Books is designed to spread agriculture literacy to children around the state through providing a selection of books that accurately portray the agriculture industry.
“As people become further removed from production agriculture, it is important for children to learn where their food comes from,” said Mignon
Bolay, WLC chair. “We hope these books will provide a fun way for them to learn more about agriculture.”
Teachers who received bushel baskets are:
• Sarah Singhisen, Woodward
• Angela Espinosa, Cheyenne
• Michelle Bugg, Crescent
• Jenna Bulling, Mulhall-Orlando
• Traci Dragg, Thackerville
• Tommie James, Bryan County OSU Extension
• Ashley Collier, Oklahoma Union
• Madison Allen, Hall-Halsell
• Tammy Will, Morrison
• Matina Hunnell, Evergreen Academy
• Megan Polly, All Saints Catholic School
The program is open to Pre-K through eighth-grade teachers, librarians and agriculture extension educators in Oklahoma.
“We are proud to support Oklahoma educators and students through the Bushels for Books program every year,” said OKFB Foundation for Agriculture President Kerry Givens. “We appreciate these teachers prioritizing agriculture education in their classrooms.”
Megan Polly • All Saints Catholic School
Traci Dragg • Thackerville
Madison Allen • Hall-Halsell Elementary
Sarah Singhisen • Woodward
Michell Bugg • Crescent Elementary
Angela Espinosa • Cheyenne
State resolutions committee considers grassroots policy proposals ahead of OKFB annual meeting
ore than 40 Oklahoma Farm Bureau members from across the state of Oklahoma gathered for the state resolutions committee meeting Oct. 2122 in Oklahoma City.
The meeting serves as a major stepping stone in the organization’s grassroots policy development process, bringing together farmers, ranchers and agriculturists from all backgrounds to consider grassroots policy proposals that were submitted by county Farm Bureaus throughout the late summer and early fall.
The state resolutions committee is
Rep. Bice visits with state board members Oct. 22
klahoma Congresswoman Stephanie Bice visited with the Oklahoma Farm Bureau state board Wednesday, Oct., 22, during the board’s regular meeting. Bice visited with board members about the impacts of the government shutdown, the realities of farm and ranch economics and proftability, and trade issues. Bice took time to take numerous questions from the board to learn about the impacts of policies and regulations on Oklahoma farmers and ranchers.
comprised of Farm Bureau members from the 25 counties selected to serve on the resolutions committee as well as representatives from the Women’s Leadership Committee, Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee and the state board.
During the two-day meeting, members of the state resolutions committee discussed and voted on hundreds of resolutions on renewable energy, groundwater, land management, agricultural tax exemptions, the new world screwworm and more.
Committee members were divided
into fve sub-committees for initial consideration and discussion, and the resolutions that passed each subcommittee were then considered by the full group.
Each resolution that advanced through the state resolutions committee will be presented before the full delegate body during the business sessions at the OKFB annual meeting Nov. 7-9 in Oklahoma City. Those that pass at the annual meeting will be added to the OKFB policy book, which guides the organization at the state Capitol and beyond.
klahoma Farm Bureau is set to host the organization’s 2025 annual meeting in Oklahoma City Nov. 7-9 at the Omni Hotel and Convention Center.
OKFB members will gather to learn from a myriad of speakers, discuss issues and opportunities in agriculture, and set grassroots policy for the coming year.
Please note that the schedule is subject to change. The fnal schedule will be published in the convention program.
Thursday, November 6
4 p.m. WLC Committee Meeting
4:30p.m. Collegiate Discussion Meet Orientation
5:15 p.m. Collegiate Discussion Meet Round One
6 p.m. Collegiate Discussion Meet Round Two
7 p.m. Collegiate Discussion Meet Finals
Friday, November 7
8 a.m. State Board Breakfast Meeting
8 a.m. Credentials Committee Breakfast Meeting
8 a.m. ............................................................................................................................................... YF&R Discussion Meet Orientation
9 a.m. Registration, Trade Show and Silent Auction Open
9 a.m. YF&R Discussion Meet Round One
9:30 a.m. Pitch the Plains Competition
9:30 a.m. Excellence in Agriculture presentations
10 a.m. County Administrators QuickBooks Training
10 a.m. New County Board Member Training
10 a.m. YF&R Discussion Meet Round Two
11 a.m. Kickoff Luncheon
12:30 p.m. ........................................................................................................................................ YF&R Discussion Meet Final Four
1:30 p.m. Opening General Session
3:15 p.m.
Breakout: Pitch the Plains Youth Presentations
3:15 p.m. Breakout: New World Screwworm
3:15 p.m. Breakout: Oklahoma Royalty Issues
4:30 p.m. WLC Business Meeting
4:30 p.m. YF&R Dinner & Caucus
5:30 p.m. WLC Dinner
7 p.m. ..................................................................................................................... OKFB Game Night & Entertainment
Saturday, November 8
7:30 a.m. OKFB Foundation for Agriculture Flapjack Breakfast
7:30 a.m. Credentials Committee Breakfast Meeting
7:30 a.m. Financial Committee Breakfast Meeting
7:30 a.m. Resolutions Committee Breakfast Meeting
8 a.m. Registration Opens
8:45 a.m. OKFBMIC Policyholders Meeting
9 a.m. Trade Show and Silent Auction Open
9:30 a.m. .................................................................................................................................................. General Session
11:45 a.m. ......................................................................................................................................................... WLC Advocacy Luncheon
12 p.m. Credentials Committee Luncheon Meeting
1 p.m. OKFB District Caucuses (Districts 3, 6 and 9)
1:30 p.m. ................................................................................................................................................... General Session
5:30 p.m. Farm Family Reception
5:30 p.m. County Presidents Reception
6 p.m. Ag Community Reception
7 p.m. ...................................................................................................................................... Dinner & Awards Program
Sunday, November 9
7:30 a.m.
County President Coffee Talk
7:30 a.m. WLC Coffee Talk
7:30 a.m. Public Policy Coffee Talk
8:30 a.m. ............................................................................................................... Worship Service & Group Breakfast
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OKFB YF&R members meet with International Visitor Leadership Program members
uesday Oct. 21, the U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program members joined with Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers and Ranchers members in Oklahoma City
The Young Farmers in the 21st Century: A Project for Germany, are invited to the United States to explore U.S. policies aiming to revitalize rural America, including farming communities and develop young farmers; examine U.S. regulatory policies and programs related to promoting agricultural trade; and create young farmer networks in the United States and Germany.
OKFB YF&R committee chair Jacob Beck and OKFB YF&R vice chair and American Farm Bureau YF&R committee member Tommy Salisbury met with the international visitors to share presentations about what they do and their farming and ranching operations.
