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Rodd Moesel Says OKFB Members Have Much to Look Forward to in 2022
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 14:23:26 CST
As conversations center around the end of 2021, a recurring hope is that things will go back to normal. Depending on what your definition of normal is the kicker. Recently re-elected for his third two-year term as the Oklahoma Farm Bureau President, Rodd Moesel looked back at 2021 with Ron Hays, senior broadcaster for the Radio Oklahoma Ag Network.
"What's normal?" Moesel asked. "None of us know what normal is any more. We always expect change, but there have been such interesting challenges the last two years that most of us have never faced before."
No matter what producers farm or raise, everyone has had to figure out how to weave their way through recent and ongoing challenges, Moesel said.
"Overall, I think agriculture (producers) have done a tremendous job of keeping production coming, feeding folks in our country and all over the world," Moesel said.
What happens in 2021 does not stay in 2021, according to Moesel. He said the problems with Oklahoma's medical marijuana industry are nowhere near resolved. This fall, OKFB members held their 80th annual meeting where they set organizational policy for the coming year, among other business.
"We had a little bit of medical marijuana policy from the last convention, but we added a lot more policy," Moesel said. "I have not sat down to add it up, but I bet a fourth of our resolutions this year probably had some impact from medical marijuana."
He said the new resolutions offer clarification and transparency for both the medical marijuana industry and other producers in Oklahoma.
Another issue continuing into the new year is the McGirt Supreme Court ruling. Moesel said the biggest concern with this issue is the uncertainty surrounding it.
Looking ahead, Moesel said there are many new projects scheduled for 2022.
"We are starting an internship program in Washington D.C. for young people who are interested in public policy and attending the Ferguson College of Agriculture at (Oklahoma State University)," Moesel said. "We have been working with our congressional delegation and they are all willing to host an intern."
Keeping the spotlight on Oklahoma youth, Moesel said OKFB is set to launch an OKFB youth legislature. The first meeting is set for the summer of 2022. The opportunity is open to both 4-H and FFA high school juniors and seniors.
Hit the LISTEN BAR below to hear Ron Hays and Rodd Moesel talk about the medical marijuana industry in Oklahoma, the McGirt Supreme Court ruling, increasing processing capacity, supply-chain issues and what OKFB is looking forward to, come the new year.
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