2022 Mississippi Legislative Session Convenes

On January 4, the 2022 Mississippi Legislative Session began it’s scheduled 90 days of regular session. Since 1970, lawmakers have met annually in Jackson. Prior to then, they met every other year, unless there was a special session called. This year, final...

MFBF Members Gather in Atlanta for AFBF Convention

Each year, all 50 state Farm Bureaus gather at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention to fellowship, compete and conduct business. This meeting is where the voices of Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation’s nearly 190,000 member families are heard. “We...

MFBF 2021 Extension Education Award Recipient: Alex Shook

American historian Henry Brooks Adams once said, “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” If there was ever a quote to describe Mississippi State University Extension Agent Alex Shook, this is it. As the 4-H Youth Extension Agent in...

MFBF 2021 Farm Woman of the Year Award Recipient: Alice Sides

When you’re standing on Alice Sides’ front porch on the Panola and Tate county line, there are cows as far as the eye can see. Ranching is something she learned from her late father. It’s the way of life she hopes to pass down to her sons. “From a young age, I wanted...

MFBF 2021 YF&R Discussion Meet Award Recipient: Sarah Clark

Well-spoken. Poised. Intelligent. Passionate. These are just a few words one could use to describe Sarah Clark. Those traits served her well while competing for the 2021 YF&R Discussion Meet award winner title. “I believe participating in events like this make you...