As chair of the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee, and as someone who has made a living as a rancher, I know the critical role agriculture plays in our state – it’s our second largest economic driver, and it’s a fundamental part of our state’s heritage, culture and values.

What we grow and produce here also not only feeds families in Oklahoma, but throughout the country and around the world. Did you know that Texas County is ranked fifth in the nation in pork production, as well as first in the state and 25th in the nation for total agriculture production? Agriculture and agribusiness...