by Alex Lowery | Jun 15, 2021 | News
Most educators will agree the fastest way to engage students is to give them opportunities for hands-on learning, and what better way to incorporate hands-on learning than with agriculture. To encourage educators to implement agriculture lessons in their classrooms,... 
by Alex Lowery | Jun 11, 2021 | News
Advocating farmer-written policy at local, state and national levels is what makes Farm Bureau unique. The grassroots driven organization strives to provide a unified voice for Mississippi agriculture to elected officials from the United States Capitol to the local... 
by Alex Lowery | Jun 7, 2021 | News
Mississippi south Delta farmers and residents are one-step closer to releasing the breath they have been holding for a long time. In January, former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the blessing of the proposed Yazoo... 
by Alex Lowery | May 17, 2021 | Mental Health News, News
Mental health continues to be a growing concern in the world, especially in the agriculture industry. Farmers, ranchers and rural community members face numerous challenges to their way of life on a daily basis that are out of their control. In the last decade, those... 
by Alex Lowery | Mar 1, 2021 | News
The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation 2020 Farm Woman of the Year, Brandi Karisch, is a scientist, extension agent, beef specialist, spokesperson, business owner, wife and mother of two. Agriculture and cows play a huge part in not only her life, but also the lives...