At the 2023 Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Annual Meeting, Farm Director KC Sheperd caught up with the Mayor of Oklahoma City, David Holt.
“Here in Oklahoma City, we have invested in ourselves to where we can have meetings like this, so that was certainly one thing that we talked about,” Holt said. “We also talked about, specifically, that (Oklahoma) Farm Bureau President Rodd Moesel is very involved in the new State Fair Arena.”
The new facility at the State Fair Arena, Holt said, is under construction, and Moesel is on the sub-committee at the city level that oversees the construction.
“We have the opportunity now to host the 2028 National Farm Bureau meeting right here in Oklahoma City thanks to all the investments we have made and thanks to the hard work from Rodd and the Farm Bureau team,” Holt said.
While 2028 seems like a long time from now, Holt said planning a national meeting is no small feat.
“It is 5,000 to 8,000 people that are going to come to Oklahoma City, so it is a big opportunity for all of us,” Holt said.
In a period of 13 years, Holt said Oklahoma City has gone from the 31st largest city in the United States to the 20th.
“Investing in ourselves has proven to be enormously beneficial to Oklahoma City, and in turn, we believe the whole state,” Holt said
