MFBF President Mike McCormick Chosen to Serve on American Farm Bureau Board of Directors
SAN ANTONIO, TX – MFBF President Mike McCormick was once again chosen by his peers to serve on the American Farm Bureau Board of Directors at the 2025 American Farm Bureau Convention in San Antonio, Texas. President McCormick led the Mississippi delegation made up of ten farmers and ranchers chosen at the MFBF State Convention last December.
“It is again, my honor to serve our members as President, but in this role on the AFBF Board of Directors, be your voice in issues brought to American Farm Bureau from around the country,” said McCormick. “I am proud of the work we accomplished in San Antonio and look forward to doing the best I can for our members in 2025.”
Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 106th Convention today adopted policies to guide the organization’s work in 2025. Key topics ranged from labor to rural broadband to trade.
For the third year, delegates were polled at the beginning of the voting session regarding their farms. The results show 97% of those who cast votes operate family farms and nearly two-thirds represent small- to mid-size farms as defined by USDA.
Delegates also adopted policy supporting the development and sale of domestically sourced sustainable aviation fuel, including expanding the list of acceptable conservation practices for feedstock eligibility.
They strengthened policy on alternative energy production, including increasing the responsibility of energy companies to manage land used for development, and prioritizing energy production on land not suitable for agriculture.
Recognizing the challenges of maintaining a strong agriculture workforce, delegates voted to stabilize labor costs to avoid drastic swings that put the economic sustainability of farms at risk. They also recommended the AFBF board study potential alternatives to the current Adverse Effect Wage Rate methodology used for the H-2A program.
On trade, delegates added policy in support of a United States—Mexico—Canada Agreement review process to encourage new opportunities while protecting U.S. agriculture from unfair competition.
Policy on rural broadband was revised to support requiring companies that win broadband loans or grants to quickly complete projects in underserved rural areas. Delegates also directed AFBF to press more forcefully for reform of the current requirements for small-scale meat, dairy and value-added processing facilities.
Board of Directors
Delegates elected members to serve on the AFBF board of directors and national program committees.
Brad Olson, Wisconsin (Midwest Region); Scott Sink, Virginia (Southern Region); and Rosella Mosby, Washington (Western Region) were elected to fill one-year terms on the AFBF board of directors. Ben LaCross, Michigan (Midwest Region) was elected to a two-year term.
Fifteen other state Farm Bureau presidents were re-elected to two-year terms to represent their regions on the board. From the Midwest Region—Dan Glessing, Minnesota; Brent Johnson, Iowa; Randy Kron, Indiana; and Joe Newland, Kansas. From the Northeast Region—Allen Carter, Jr., New Jersey; and David Fisher, New York. From the Western Region—Angela Bailey, Oregon; and Scott Mugrage, Alaska. From the Southern Region—Russell Boening, Texas; Shawn Harding, North Carolina; Richard Fontenot, Louisiana; Eric Mayberry, Tennessee; Tom McCall, Georgia; Mike McCormick, Mississippi; and Rodd Moesel, Oklahoma.