2019 Farm Bill meetings to be hosted by OSU and USDA FSA ponsored in part by Oklahoma Farm Bureau, Oklahoma State University and the USDA Farm Service Agency are teaming up to bring Oklahoma producers the most up-to-date information on federal farm programs in 14 meetings held around the state from late September through late November. The meetings will provide information about farm programs, market outlook and decision tools to help farmers determine the best strategy. The meetings are planned to occur in the same time frame in which farmers will be offered the chance to re-elect to either Agricultural Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage this fall for the 2019 and 2020 crop years. For more information on the events, visit www.agecon.okstate.edu/agpolicy.
Chickasha
Blackwell
Sept. 30, 8:30 a.m. to noon Grady County Extension office Shiann McCracken 405-224-2216
Oct. 24, 8:30 a.m. to noon Kay Electric Room Shannon Mallory 580-362-3194
Pond Creek
Dewey
Oct. 10, 8:30 a.m. to noon Grant County Expo Center Kateena Roberts 580-395-2134
Oct. 24, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Washington County Fairgrounds Katie Hughes 918-534-2216
Altus
Goodwell
Oct. 17, 8:30 a.m. to noon Western Oklahoma State College, Pioneer Heritage Seminar Room Gary Strickland 580-477-7962
Nov. 6, 8:30 a.m. to noon Oklahoma Panhandle Research & Extension Center Britt Hicks 580-338-7300
Clinton
Claremore
Oct. 21, 8:30 a.m. to noon Custer County Fairgrounds Ron Wright 580-323-2291
Nov. 7, 8:30 a.m. to noon Rogers County Building Donna Patterson 918-923-4958
McAlester
Enid
Miami
Sept. 26, 8:30 a.m. to noon Eastern State College, Seminar Room David Cantrell 918-423-4120
Oct. 22, 8:30 a.m. to noon Garfield County Extension office Rick Nelson 580-237-1228
Nov. 12, 8:30 a.m. to noon Courthouse Annex Community Room Ottawa County Extension 918-542-1688
Durant
Woodward
Stillwater
Sept. 27, 8:30 a.m. to noon Bryan County Extension office Robert Bourne 580-924-5312
Oct. 23, 8:30 a.m. to noon Woodward County Fairgrounds Dana Bay 580-254-3391
Nov. 21, 5 p.m. to noon Payne County Expo Center Nathan Anderson 405-747-8320
Custer County breaks ground on new Weatherford office uster County Farm Bureau officially broke ground on a new office building in Weatherford on Tuesday, Sept. 10. The new office, expected to be completed sometime toward the end of next year, will be located at 1402 N. Washington across from Weatherford High School. It will replace the current office located at 510 E. Main. “We just have a lot of opportunities to have more programs (for the community) in Weatherford,” said Paul Sawatzky, Custer County Farm Bureau president. “We need to be able to provide members in our county more options and to expand and do better. My goal is to expand what we do in the county and in the community.”
Calendar
State resolutions due to home office Oct. 7 • OKFB Home office Contact: Emmy Karns 405-530-2681
State Resolutions Meeting Oct. 16-17 • Edmond Contact: Emmy Karns 405-530-2681
Other awards deadline Oct. 15 • OKFB Home office Contact: Marcia Irvin 405-523-2405
OKFB Annual Meeting Nov. 8-10 • Cox Center, Oklahoma City Contact: Melisa Neal 405-523-2475
2020 AFBF Annual Meeting Jan. 17-22 • Austin, Texas Contact: Melisa Neal 405-523-2475