Joe Caughlin

Joe Caughlin, 49, is a fourth-generation agricultural producer from Tonkawa, Okla. Joe is married to Robyn and together they have three daughters and one son. Their family farming and ranching operation consists of 2,500 acres of cropland and 1,500 acres of native and improved grassland. With the help of his dad, Jack, his brother, Paul and son, Kevin, Joe manages a commercial Angus cow-calf operation on a mix of family-owned and rented pasture.

Joe also manages a no-till crop rotation on the farm consisting of hard red winter wheat, soybean, corn, alfalfa and various other forages. In 2000, Joe began a certified wheat seed business to help add value to the operation. A few years later, a row crop seed business was added to help service customers better.

After graduating from Oklahoma State University in 1992 with a bachelor’s of science in agronomy, Joe soon became an associate director on his local conservation district board. In 1998, Joe was appointed as a director on the Kay County Conservation District, where he still serves today. Joe also serves as a vice president of the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts.

Additionally, Joe currently serves and has served on several seed and commodity organizations and boards including the Oklahoma Crop Improvement Association Board, the Oklahoma Genetics, Inc. Board, the Oklahoma Wheat Growers Association Board of Directors and the Oklahoma Wheat Research Foundation Board. Joe is an active member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Tonkawa.