by MFBF Staff | Jul 17, 2019 | News
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation leaders from the beef, poultry, and small ruminant committees and staff recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to address several on-going policy issues within the livestock sector. The group meet with several key industry...
by Alex Lowery | Jul 15, 2019 | News
Operating a farm never proves to be an easy way to make a living, but starting a farm from the ground up presents new challenges a small portion of today’s population willingly takes on. Walt and Ashley Rambo are a part of those few. After graduating from Mississippi...
by MFBF Staff | Jul 11, 2019 | News
Mississippi Rep. Michael Guest recently questioned policy experts on the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment on trade matters preventing Mississippi farmers and ranchers from exporting their agricultural...
by Alex Lowery | Jul 1, 2019 | News
It’s not uncommon for farmers to have a desire to pass their operations down to their children, but with the opportunities available for children to make a living off of the farm, sometimes that dream is not always fulfilled. Thankfully for Sean and Morgan McDonald’s...
by Alex Lowery | Jun 25, 2019 | News
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation President Mike McCormick recently sent a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture’s Chief Legal Officer/Policy Advisor for the Packers and Stockyards Division, Fair Trade Practices Program, Agricultural Marketing...
by Emily Sykes | Jun 18, 2019 | News
For 25 years, the Jones family has owned and operated Wellspring Fisheries in Sharkey County with few setbacks. This year, however, the family has faced numerous unforeseen challenges. Flood waters are still on the rise in the Mississippi Delta, and Bobby Jones, the...
