Centennial Celebration News
Centennial Leadership: Central Mississippi Vice President Ted Kendall IV
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Central Mississippi Vice President Ted Kendall IV knows what it takes to make a living as a farmer – hard work and the willingness to diversify your business. Kendall grew up on The Gaddis Farms in Hinds County, his family’s...
MFBF Farm Bill Committee Convenes
Members of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Farm Bill Committee recently held a meeting in Jackson to discuss various priorities for upcoming Farm Bill discussions. U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Minority Staff Director Fitz Elder briefed the committee on...
Farm Facts: Mississippi Ag Over the Years
Farming and the rural way of life have changed dramatically from the early 1920s to today. Take a look at the numbers below to learn more about Mississippi agriculture then and now.
Lafayette County Farm Bureau Celebrates 100 Years
Lafayette County Farm Bureau celebrated its 100th anniversary by hosting a drive thru cookout for over 300 in the community, including area first responders. Lafayette County was the first county farm bureau to be chartered in Mississippi in 1920. Due to COVID, the...
New Advocacy Opportunities: F.A.R.M. fund PAC Opens Doors for Farm Bureau
In January 2020, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation launched a federal Political Action Committee, or PAC, after 93% of MFBF delegates voted in favor of its establishment at the 2019 Annual Convention Business Session. The MFBF Furthering Agriculture for Rural...
Protecting Private Property: MFBF Successfully Upholds Legislation Preventing Eminent Domain
The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation worked diligently to protect the private property rights of Mississippians during the 2022 Legislative Session by supporting legislation that would uphold Initiative 31, the ballot-measured initiative championed by Farm Bureau in...
Mississippi Senate Passes Resolution Acknowledging MFBF’s 100th Anniversary
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 select the organization’s officers and authorized them to...
Save the Date: Summer Celebration
The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation will celebrate 100 years of serving Mississippi farmers, ranchers and rural communities with multiple events in 2022. The first event will be a Summer Celebration at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi from July 21-26....
Remembering Our Past: WWII Efforts Supported
When the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service bombed Pearl Harbor, the United States naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt declared WWII on Japan. A few days later, Nazi Germany declared war on the United States, and America...
Centennial Celebration Q&A: Congressman Michael Guest
What does 100 years of Farm Bureau mean to you? “To look back on the success of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation over the last 100 years is humbling. This is a fabulous organization that always strives to do what is best for the farmers and rural communities in...
Young Farmers Learn To Unite At YF&R Leadership Conference
A two year layoff due to COVID-19 restrictions did not hurt attendance at the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation 2022 Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Conference in Memphis. Couples returned in mass to the Peabody Hotel to renew relationships, hear about the...
Legislative Recap: 2022 Regular Session Half Way Over
Today marks the 46th calendar day of the 2022 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature. Members have completed one half of this third year in their current four-year term. Earlier in this session, Senate members had proposed a pay raise bill that would be...
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