It is responsible for providing services and expertise that promote and protect Oklahoma's food supply and natural resources while stimulating economic growth.

The current Commissioner of Agriculture is Blayne Arthur, who was appointed by Governor Kevin Stitt in 2019.

It aims to meet the needs of farmers and ranchers, promote agricultural trade and production, work to assure food safety, protect natural resources, foster rural communities, also to meet the needs of Oklahomans.

Under Governor Kevin Stitt, Blayne Arthur is serving concurrently as both Secretary and Commissioner.

The governing body of the Department is the State Board of Agriculture, which is composed of five members appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Oklahoma Senate.

The board that controls the OBWEO is composed of five members, who are each elected from the cotton producers of their respective districts.