When it comes to agriculture in Oklahoma, who do you trust? Family farmers and ranchers, or liberal politicians? Over the past week, an Oklahoma City senator, a former Oklahoma attorney general and a former Oklahoma governor have claimed State Question 777, also known as the Right to Farm, will remove protections on Oklahoma waters and […]
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Let them eat cake
In the late 18th century, France experienced a great famine and many of its citizens suffered from hunger due to a lack of bread. When told about the hardships of the poor, Queen Marie Antoinette is rumored to reply, “Let them eat cake.” As revealed in her response, the queen understood little about the plight […]
Why do environmentalists just yell?
Agriculture is under attack. We’ve seen radical animal rights and environmental activists go after farmers and ranchers across the nation. Now, they’re in Oklahoma. Ninety-eight percent of Oklahoma’s nearly 80,000 farms are family-owned. These family farmers work hard each and every day to produce the safest, highest-quality and most affordable food supply for our […]
Together, we can fix Oklahoma education
By John Collison Oklahoma Farm Bureau Vice President of Public Policy Greetings from the state Capitol, where we get a lot of things done, but I’m not sure many of them really matter. We now have spent six weeks on bills that had to get out of the House or Senate to remain alive in […]
Wanted: A road map for our future
By John Collison Oklahoma Farm Bureau Vice President of Public Policy This week, I called out leaders at the state Capitol for not leading on important issues such as education. Let me give you an insider’s view to what life actually looks like at 23rd and Lincoln. At the first bill deadline, four weeks into session, any […]
Where’s the plan? A lack of leadership at 23rd and Lincoln
By John Collison, Oklahoma Farm Bureau Vice President of Public Policy Well folks, we’re a month into the legislative session and Oklahoma is still no better off than when we first started. Our state is not only facing a severe budget shortfall, but also a lack of leadership at 23rd and Lincoln. Over the past month, […]
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2016 Legislative Preview: Preparing agriculture for the future
By John Collison Oklahoma Farm Bureau Vice President of Public Policy It’s that time again when the new year gets older and we at Farm Bureau look forward to another year at both Capitols. This year, however, is a special year for Oklahoma Farm Bureau. 2016 marks the 75th anniversary that we have been lobbying […]
