by rmadmin | Jun 7, 2024 | Centennial Celebration|News
With her husband, Dan, Tange James, the 2022 Farm Woman of the Year, grows produce, on their land halfway between Calhoun City and Grenada. It’s been in the family for nearly 60 years. To say Tange pictured herself here growing up would be an understatement. Tange:...
by rmadmin | Jun 7, 2024 | Centennial Celebration|News
Jana Everett, the MFBF 2022 Teacher of the Year Jana Everett works as an elementary school teacher at Henderson Ward Steward Elementary in Starkville. Everett was selected due to her efforts to engage her second grade students while integrating agriculture into the...
by rmadmin | Jun 7, 2024 | Centennial Celebration|News
The MFBF 2022 FFA Advisor of the Year, Mary Helen Lett, never lets her students just stand and watch. She sets the example then lets them take over. “She just installs confidence in her kids all the time,” said Grace Tutor, one of Lett’s students. “I know it sounds...
by rmadmin | Jun 7, 2024 | Centennial Celebration|News
Mississippi farmers established the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation to promote crops grown in Mississippi, including cotton. Before the organization’s official charter filed, members of its leadership team formed the Mississippi Farm Bureau Cotton Association and...
by rmadmin | Jun 7, 2024 | Centennial Celebration|News
What does 100 years of Farm Bureau mean to you? “To me, 100 years shows the success of Farm Bureau. This organization has lasted a long time while being successful in advocating for the rights of our farmers across Mississippi. I look forward to seeing what the...
