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Oklahoma Farm Bureau Prepared to Take on Grass-Roots Policy at Annual Meeting
Mon, 02 Nov 2015 18:45:24 CST
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members are getting ready for the 2015 annual convention that will be held November 13-15. The 74th annual meeting will be held at the Cox Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City. This year's convention theme of "A Heritage Worth Preserving, A Future Worth Protecting" focuses on the importance of fighting for agriculture and rural Oklahoma. The annual event serves as a premier opportunity for Oklahoma farmers and ranchers to gather together and make their voices heard as they set organizational policy and give direction for the upcoming state legislative session. Leading up to the convention, the state resolutions committee has met to review, condense and organize resolutions for its 2016 policy book. Oklahoma Farm Bureau President Tom Buchanan said they are halfway through the resolutions process.
"It started with that member at county level," Buchanan said. "The county then took that resolution, pushed it forward and now we're halfway where our state resolution's committee has looked at those, pared those down so as speak and then they will have a group of those that they will present and recommend to the delegate body as whole in mid-November."
The delegate body will vote up or down on those resolutions. Buchanan said that will then define and describe their legislative agenda for 2016. The vast majority of issues will focus on statewide concerns. This includes support and funding of State Question 777, or the Right to Farm constitutional amendment. Members will also address the state's water and feral hog policy. Buchanan said there are federal issues that also need to be addressed in letting the legislative body know how those regulations are impacting Oklahomans. This includes private property rights and the nation's tax policy. Resolutions to OKFB policy will not be final until approved by the delegate body at the 2015 OKFB Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting also includes presentation of numerous OKFB awards, the election of three district directors, a trade show, general sessions and selection of delegates for the American Farm Bureau annual meeting in 2016.
For questions about resolutions and OKFB policy, please contact the Public Policy Division at 405-530-2681. For more information about convention, please click here.
Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Farm Director Ron Hays interviewed Buchanan about the upcoming convention. Click or tap on the LISTEN BAR below to listen to their conversation.
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