Centennial Celebration News

This year marks a century of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation. The organization will commemorate this milestone during its 100th Annual Convention from Dec. 2 to 5 at the Sheraton Refuge in Flowood and the Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson. The event will have...

Jay Slater lives and works in Alcorn County, but it’s not unusual to find him back on his home place every chance he gets. “This is where I grew up. It’s called Slater Flats,” he said. “Four generations have lived here, have lived in this house. You know, cattle...

A typical day for the 2022 Young Farmers & Ranchers Excellence in Agriculture winner, Alex Deason, sees him moving from field to field…putting in moisture censors here, consulting with farmers on crops there. All to find that goal of getting the best out of each...

For anyone who loves sweet corn, this should be music to your ears…it sure is for the Garner family in Adams County. This is their first go at sweet corn in their operation of 5,500 acres of corn, soybeans and cattle. Logan Garner, the eldest Garner child, gives her...

For Lowndes County Extension Agent Reid Nevins, education and agriculture go hand-in-hand. Growing up on a hog farm, Nevins learned at an early age the ups and downs of farming. He takes all these life lessons with him in his own operation and in Extension. “I just...

With her husband, Dan, Tange James, the 2022 Farm Woman of the Year, grows produce, on their land halfway between Calhoun City and Grenada. It’s been in the family for nearly 60 years. To say Tange pictured herself here growing up would be an understatement. Tange:...

Jana Everett, the MFBF 2022 Teacher of the Year Jana Everett works as an elementary school teacher at Henderson Ward Steward Elementary in Starkville. Everett was selected due to her efforts to engage her second grade students while integrating agriculture into the...

The MFBF 2022 FFA Advisor of the Year, Mary Helen Lett, never lets her students just stand and watch. She sets the example then lets them take over. “She just installs confidence in her kids all the time,” said Grace Tutor, one of Lett’s students. “I know it sounds...

Mississippi farmers established the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation to promote crops grown in Mississippi, including cotton. Before the organization’s official charter filed, members of its leadership team formed the Mississippi Farm Bureau Cotton Association and...