Farm Bureau members, counties honored at OKFB’s 84th annual meeting

Oklahoma Farm Bureau honored achievements and accomplishments of the organization's members during the past year at OKFB's annual awards banquet held Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Omni Hotel in Oklahoma City.

Awards were presented to county Farm Bureaus for outstanding achievement in advocating for agriculture and Oklahoma's rural communities with Presidential Star Awards, the John I. Taylor Award, the Lewis H. Munn Award and more.

Awards were also given to young farmers and ranchers, members of Oklahoma's agriculture community, and nine farm and ranch families who were recognized for upholding our state's richest agricultural traditions.

Awards presented during the evening included:

• John I. Taylor Award - Comanche County Farm Bureau
• Lewis H. Munn Award - Payne County Farm Bureau
• YF&R Charles L. Roff Award - Payne County Farm Bureau
• YF&R Achievement Award - Collin and Bayleygh Black, McClain County
• YF&R Excellence in Agriculture Award - Nick and Dani Marlin, Mayes County
• County Excellence Awards - Cherokee and Okmulgee County Farm Bureau
• Distinguished Service to OKFB Award - Blayne Arthur
• Journalist of the Year Award - Steve Shaw, OETA
• OKFB Champion Award
  • Todd Gollihare
  • Grant Green
  • Brent Howard
  • Trey Caldwell
  • Mike Kelley
  • Mike Dobrinski
• Friend of the Farm Award - Sen. Mary Boren
• Presidential Star Awards
  • Six-Star Presidential Awards - Comanche, Haskell, Mayes, Okmulgee, Ottawa, Payne, Rogers, Texas and Washington County
  • Five-Star Presidential Awards - Caddo, Cherokee, Garfield, Grant, Hughes, Jackson, Kay, Kingfisher, Love, Muskogee, Nowata, Okfuskee, Pottawatomie and Washita County
  • Four-Star Presidential Awards - Alfalfa, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Custer, Jefferson, LeFlore, Lincoln, Logan, Major, McIntosh, Noble, Pontotoc, Seminole, Tulsa and Woods County
  • Three-Star Presidential Awards - Cleveland, Greer, Kiowa, Latimer, McClain, McCurtain, Oklahoma, Pawnee, Pushmataha, Sequoyah, Stephens, Wagoner and Woodward County
• District Farm and Ranch Families of the Year
  • District 1 - Chet Purvine - Dewey County
  • District 2 - Nocona and Jordan Cook - Washita County
  • District 3 - Whitney Lawson and Robert Mooneyham - Canadian County
  • District 4 - Mike and Shelly Johnston - Carter County
  • District 5 - Vernon and Shauna Wilson - Pushmataha County
  • District 6 - Carolyn Piguet - Craig County
  • District 7 - Troy and Amy Campbell - Alfalfa County
  • District 8 - Leroy and Karen Odell - McClain County
  • District 9 - Clayton and Leslie Ullrich - Washington County

To view photos of the award winners, visit Oklahoma Farm Bureau's Facebook page.

The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Annual Meeting is the organization's largest gathering of farmers and ranchers every year. At the event, members vote on grassroots policy, elect leaders and award outstanding individuals. OKFB has a presence in all 77 Oklahoma counties and serves as the voice of agriculture and the rural way of life. To learn more, visit okfarmbureau.org.