Alfalfa County farmer and rancher Roland Pederson has been named president of Oklahoma Farm Bureau. Pederson will serve in the position until the presidential election at the OKFB Annual Meeting in November.
“Roland’s experience as a farmer and rancher and his dedication to strengthening rural Oklahoma make him an ideal individual to lead the state’s largest agricultural organization,” said Monica Wilke, executive director of Oklahoma Farm Bureau and Affiliated Companies.
Pederson has been actively involved in Farm Bureau for 20 years and has held various offices on the county and state level. He has been a state director for eight years and has served as a delegate to state and national conventions, as well as the state resolutions committee.
“I am strongly committed to representing Oklahoma Farm Bureau and Affiliated Companies as I serve the remainder of this term as president of this great organization,” Pederson said.
Pederson and his wife, Terry, began their transition into farming and ranching full time with a custom harvesting business. Currently, they produce wheat, milo, corn, soybeans, canola and alfalfa. They also run a cow-calf herd and stockers on wheat pasture.
Pederson is an active member in several state and community organizations. Gov. Mary Fallin appointed him to the Agriculture Diversification Enhancement Board in 2012, and he is a member of the Alfalfa Electric Round-up Board. He also serves as a board member at Driftwood Christian Church and as a member of Burlington Lions Club. He is a graduate of the third class of the Oklahoma Agricultural Leadership Program.
Pederson earned his bachelors and masters degrees in natural sciences from Northwestern Oklahoma State University.
