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 MFBF Staff | Jul 5, 2019 | News
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation recently hired three new employees – Brent Wilson, Craig Hankins and Will Gibson. Wilson joined the Financial Department as the Chief Financial Officer. Brent is a graduate of Millsaps College with a Bachelor of Science in...
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...
by Alex Lowery | Jun 17, 2019 | News
The idea of starting a business while in college tends to be too daunting of a task for most students to follow through with, especially when considering the amount of money and time one must invest. Despite the challenges of running and owning a business, Taylor...
