by Alex Lowery | Sep 11, 2019 | News
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, along with the Alabama Farmers Federation and the Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas Farm Bureaus, recently sent a letter to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue and Under Secretary Greg Ibach commending their efforts to investigate the...
by Alex Lowery | Sep 9, 2019 | News
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation’s Women’s Leadership Committee traveled to Jackson to educate and serve during Women’s Day at the Capitol. The committee spent their morning hosting a reception in the Capitol Rotunda for the legislature and their staff. The...
by Alex Lowery | Aug 26, 2019 | News
Standing water has become a part of the scenery along Hwy. 61 from Natchez to the South Delta. Stagnate, murky water floats in homes and businesses, displacing citizens across the western part of the state. Roads, forests and fields are covered with water preventing...
by Alex Lowery and Jon Kalahar | Aug 16, 2019 | News
Meeting someone face-to-face and talking about the issues facing agriculture in Mississippi, especially when it comes to meeting with the person representing you in Washington D.C., cannot be overvalued. Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation recently hosted United States...
by Alex Lowery | Aug 13, 2019 | News
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation recently hosted Josh Peaster, legislative aide to the office of United States Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, for a day-long agricultural tour. Peaster’s day consisted of meetings with staff from MFBF, Mississippi Forestry...
by Alex Lowery | Aug 12, 2019 | News
It was once said that “Life without passion is not living, it’s merely existing.” Cattle farmers David and Kelli Russell do not just exist, but passionately live to promote agriculture in all facets of their lives. The Russells farm on a small cow-calf commercial...
