Centennial Celebration News

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...

The 2023 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature is more than two-thirds complete. Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives are nearing the final, and often most contentious, days of this 90-day session. As bills are continuing in the legislative...

As the Mississippi Legislature moved into the third month of this session, legislators are beginning some of the toughest parts of governing. Negotiations for the 2024 Fiscal Year budget are underway. Mississippi has some of the largest financial coffers in history...

Proper training can mean the difference between life and death. That includes training in how to rescue someone from a grain bin. Knowing this, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation purchased a portable grain bin to make sure local and county fire departments know...

County Farm Bureau board members recently gathered at The Sheraton Refuge in Jackson to attend a County Board Advocacy Training in an effort to begin 2023 strong. After celebrating 100 years of faith, family and Farm Bureau in 2022, the training was designed to...

Prentiss County Farm Bureau recently celebrated a century of agriculture in northeast Mississippi with members and friends from around the community. Future farmers and those who’ve made their living for many years in agriculture were excited to attend the...

Each year, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation brings members, legislators, statewide-elected officials and agricultural industry leaders together under one roof for a legislative reception. This effort is made so Farm Bureau members’ voices can be heard as...

In 1978, Paul Harvey delivered his famous speech, “So God Made a Farmer.” Coincidentally, the very same year of that famous speech, my grandfather and father fulfilled a lifelong dream and established McNair Farms, a beef cattle operation and row crop farm, in...

When I meet people who don’t know me, I’m often asked what I do for a living. Most of the time, I tell them I’m in the relationship business. Usually people give me a funny look, and then I have to explain in real terms what I actually do. Looking back on my almost...

Many Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation members dread turning 35 years old, but not for the reasons you might think. This milestone birthday marks their last year to participate in the Young Farmers & Ranchers program. In the past, this meant their place to serve...