Centennial Celebration News

Full Recommended Plan They’d been in this very same room just weeks ago. Giving the same testimony about the rising waters, the flooded roads and homes, the farm land useless for another year. This time, however, it was different. This time there was good news. “I...

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation will host a Collegiate Discussion Meet on Oct.12, 2023, at 1 p.m. at the Bost Extension Conference Center on the campus of Mississippi State University in Starkville. A mandatory orientation will be held for all participants one hour...

Each year, all 82 county Farm Bureaus host an annual meeting for their members. Below is a list of annual meetings scheduled. This list will be updated as more meetings are scheduled. COUNTY DATE TIME PLACE Lowndes Tuesday, August 8, 2023 6:00 p.m. Lowndes CFB - 101...

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...