ALL AROUND OKLAHOMA
OKFB hosts local, state, national leaders during Leadership Week Feb. 1-5 klahoma Farm Bureau hosted its first-ever online OKFB Leadership Week Feb. 1-5 in place of its usual in-person Leadership Conference held in Oklahoma City. Hosted on the organization’s social media platforms and on the OKFB website, members had a chance to hear from local, state and national leaders about agricultural and rural issues through various videos released, including a legislative preview with Senate Pro Tempore Greg Treat and Speaker of the House Charles McCall, an ad valorem discussion with Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt and Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum, and a federal issues update from Congressman Frank Lucas. For those who missed the event or would like to watch the videos again, visit okfarmbureau.org/LeadershipWeek2021.
OKFB YF&R now accepting applications for Oklahoma Youth Leading Agriculture he Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee is now accepting applications for its Oklahoma Youth Leading Agriculture program June 14-18 in the Oklahoma City area. OYLA is a unique five-day summer leadership conference designed for high school students completing their junior year in spring 2021. The conference will include special leadership classes, speakers, team-building sessions and visits to agriculture-related industries. Selected students should be among the top, wellrounded students in their class, and should have an interest in furthering their education. OYLA participants will stay in Oklahoma City with conference activities located at the OKFB home 36 — Oklahoma Country
office and around the Oklahoma City metro area. All costs for the conference are covered by the OKFB YF&R Committee. Applicants are not required to be Farm Bureau members. Applications for the conference are available at county Farm Bureau offices or may be downloaded at okfarmbureau.org/applications. To be
considered for the program, applications must be completed and postmarked to Oklahoma Farm Bureau, Attn: Zac Swartz, YF&R Coordinator, 2501 N. Stiles, Oklahoma City, OK 73105 or emailed to Zac Swartz by May 3, 2021. One student per school will be accepted. For more information, contact OKFB YF&R Coordinator Zac Swartz at (405) 523-2300.