Centennial Celebration News
MFBF Releases Centennial History Video
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation celebrated its centennial year in 2022. To recap the organization's monumental history, MFBF released a video during the 2022 Annual Convention last week. The centennial celebration video can be found below.
MFBF President Mike McCormick Motivates Members with Annual Address
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation President Mike McCormick took the stage during the closing general session of the 2022 Annual Convention on Sunday, December 4. In his annual address, McCormick recapped the last 100 years of Farm Bureau and encouraged members to...
A Labor of Love: McCormick Dedicates his Life to Bettering Farm Bureau and Farming
Farmers are unique. To be one, you must have something special coursing through your veins, as farming is so much more than a job. It’s a lifestyle. As a fifth generation farmer, Mike McCormick knows this well. All he ever wanted to do is be a farmer. Although it may...
MFBF Elects New Board During 100th Annual Convention
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation celebrated its centennial year with an annual convention from Dec. 2-5. Delegates, representing more than 180,000 member families, elected MFBF’s 2023 Board of Directors at the business session. MFBF President Mike McCormick, of...
A Century of Faith, Family & Farm Bureau: Recapping the 2022 MFBF Annual Convention
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation celebrated 100 years of faith, family and Farm Bureau during its 100th Annual Convention by inviting every facet of the Mississippi agriculture industry to Jackson in December. The iconic event, held at the Mississippi State...
MFBF 2022 Distinguished Service Award Recipient: Neal Huskison
“He’s just, he’s got a heart for farming, always has had one. I think he gets that probably from his dad, and so it’s important to him. And Farm Bureau’s always been important to him for that reason. He wants to do good things for Farm Bureau.” That’s how Berk...
Born to be a Farmer: Gant takes pride in his farm, Farm Bureau despite challenges
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation North Mississippi Vice President Donald Gant lives for the sound of combines humming across his farm, harvesting the crops he and his family spent the season nurturing. The sight of harvest always brings Gant relief because he knows...
Remembering our Past: MFBF State Offices Grow
On October 30, 1922, representatives from 12 county Farm Bureaus gathered in Jackson to incorporate a statewide Farm Bureau to promote Mississippi crops. Upon signing the articles of incorporation, the group selected the organization’s officers and authorized them to...
Centennial Celebration Q&A: Congressman Glenn “G.T.” Thompson
What does 100 years of Farm Bureau mean to you? “Farm Bureau is so important. It is one of the best organizations I have worked with and been a member of myself. I have been a proud member of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau for more than 25 years. The grassroots...
Save the Date: Annual Convention
The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation will celebrate a century of service to Mississippi farmers, ranchers and rural communities on October 30, 2022. On that day 100 years ago, representatives from 12 county Farm Bureaus gathered in Jackson to incorporate a statewide...
MFBF Celebrating Centennial Anniversary with Concert Featuring Trace Adkins, Clay Walker and Drake White
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation will celebrate its centennial anniversary with a concert featuring Trace Adkins, Clay Walker and Drake White at the Mississippi Coliseum on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, at 6 p.m. The concert is one of many activities MFBF is hosting to...
MFBF Hosts South Mississippi Senate Agriculture Committee Tour
Most Mississippians make a point to stay inside during June, especially when temperatures reach 100 degrees or more. Even with high temperatures, Mississippi farmers and ranchers do not stop working, which is why the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation hosted a farm...


