Centennial Celebration News

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation recently opened applications for its third annual awards program recognizing one Mississippi land-grant university agricultural researcher and one Mississippi Extension agent whose work has positively and tangibly affected farmers...

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation will host a Summer Leadership Conference July 18-20 at the Sheraton Refuge in Flowood. More than 15 speakers are scheduled to present. The full list of speakers, their biographies and topics can be found below. Troy Applehans -...

From take-off to touch down, a non-stop flight from Mississippi to Washington D.C. takes about two hours. For the largest general farm organization in Mississippi and its members to make an imprint on Capitol Hill, it takes many, many hours of phone calls and face to...

For participants in the 2023 Gary Langley Memorial Golf Tournament and for the Young Farmers and Ranchers program in the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, this weekend serves as the beginning of a new committee leading the way in agriculture for members and...

U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly has introduced House Resolution (H.R.) 3580 in preparation for the 2023 Farm Bill debate.  H.R. 3580, entitled the “Restore CSP Act”, is legislation reauthorizing the USDA-National Resource Conservation Services’ Conservation Stewardship...

Four states in five days visiting nine different cattle operations with 25 members and staff in tow. And no matter what breed of beef cattle you raise, Mississippi producers got to see a wide variety of breeds and operations. “They get a chance to not only look at, on...

2023 LLC Meeting Registration Form 2023 LLC Participation Form The inaugural meeting of the Landmark Leadership Council will be held June 23-24, 2023, at The Mill Conference Center in Starkville.  All alumni of the MFBF Young Farmers & Ranchers program and other...

Young farmers and ranchers gathered in Starkville at the beginning of March to connect, grow and develop their leadership skills. With this many attendees, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Conference boasted its largest...

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation and the Alcorn State University School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences recently hosted a campus visit and tour for Mississippi legislators in Claiborne and Jefferson counties. “I wanted these individuals in the Legislature to see...

The 2023 Mississippi Legislative Session is nearing the end. The session is two-thirds complete as Senators and Representatives work to finish this final year of their legislative term. A bill that would significantly expand the boundaries of the Capitol Complex...

The American Farm Bureau Federation is among 400 farm and industry groups signed onto a letter shared with congressional leadership on agriculture’s budgetary needs in the 2023 Farm Bill. That letter sent to the chairmen and ranking members of both the House and...

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation will join the Agriculture Council of America in celebrating National Agriculture Day on March 21. This will mark the 50th anniversary of National Ag Day which is celebrated in classrooms and communities across the country. The theme...