ALL AROUND OKLAHOMA
OKFB members discuss agricultural issues and policy solutions at August Area Meetings
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District Nine
klahoma Farm Bureau members gathered in each of the nine OKFB districts for the organization’s annual August Area Meetings to discuss issues facing agriculture and possible Farm Bureau policy solutions. Eleven meetings, including an online virtual meeting, were held across the state during the month of August, providing OKFB members with the opportunity to discuss policy solutions and ask questions about topics of concern pertaining to agriculture and the rural way of life on a local, state and national level. Issues addressed during the series of meetings included the Supreme Court decision in the McGirt v. Oklahoma case, the beef supply chain, water issues, and access to rural broadband and infrastructure. The meetings also provided OKFB members with a variety 34 — Oklahoma Country
of updates on Farm Bureau programs including Women’s Leadership Committee, the Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee, the Ag Fund political action committee, and more. Members also heard from Farm Bureau staff about the variety of activities with which the organization is involved. The area meetings serve as the traditional start to OKFB’s grassroots policy development season. Farm Bureau members are encouraged to take discussion back to their home counties to develop policy for consideration during OKFB’s policy resolutions session which ahs been postponed until 2021. Due to the cancelation of OKFB’s 2020 resolutions committee meeting and the cancelation of the in-person 2020 convention, counties are encouraged to send resolutions to the organization’s public policy department to understand the challenges and opportunities facing Farm Bureau members.