Centennial Celebration News

Leading by Example: Jim and Kay Perkins Celebrated for Exceptional Leadership Jim and Kay Perkins of Tishomingo County have been named the 2025 Excellence in Leadership Award winners. Their nearly 50-year commitment to Farm Bureau began with a single invitation for...

Cultivate. Innovate. Elevate. MSFB Brings Producers, Leaders to the Table for 2025 Convention For 103 years, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) has strengthened the voice of Mississippi agriculture, and the 2025 Annual Convention demonstrated once again why the...

Crow Earns Extension Research Award for Impactful Ag Innovation Dr. Whitney Crow, Mississippi State University Extension entomologist and associate professor, has been honored with the 2025 Extension Research Award. A former FFA student who grew up around agriculture...

First-Generation Farm Family Wins 2025 YF&R Achievement Award Hayden and Emily West of Greene County have been named the 2025 Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award winners, recognized for building a thriving first-generation farm while raising their four...

Gaddys Earn 2025 Excellence in Agriculture Award for Strengthening Family Legacy Garrett and Kortney Gaddy have been honored as the 2025 Young Farmers & Ranchers Excellence in Agriculture Award winners. The Gaddys represent a proud multi-generational farm...

Killebrew Ranch’s Panda named Top Farm Dog Panda, a Blue Heeler–Border Collie mix from Killebrew Ranch, has been named the 2025 Farm Dog of the Year. Always willing to help with work, he is equally at home riding in the combine or working on the ground. His loyalty,...

Enduring Impact: Gant Honored for Distinguished Service to Mississippi Agriculture With a career spanning five decades, Donald Gant has been honored with the 2025 Distinguished Service Award. Gant’s involvement in Farm Bureau began with a simple invitation to attend a...

Jim Currie Receives Mississippi’s 2025 Leopold Conservation Award Jim Currie of Pass Christian has been honored with the 2025 Mississippi Leopold Conservation Award®, recognizing his extraordinary commitment to land stewardship and environmental improvement. Currie...

Seward Family Named MFBF’s 2025 Farm Family of the Year The Seward family of Jackson County has been honored as Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation’s inaugural Farm Family of the Year, recognizing their nearly 90-year legacy of farming, family leadership, and service...

Federal Labor Update Provided to Members at MFBF 2025Annual Meeting Phelps LLC attorney and partner Brandon Davis updated Farm Bureau members on the current state of the Federal Labor policy concerning H2A labor. What follows is the recording and slides from his...

Rollins: Set to Roll Out Farmer Relief Plan in Early December USDA Secretary Rollins tells Bloomberg delayed aid package is nearing completion as farm communities reel from years of trade losses and shrinking safety nets The Trump administration plans to unveil its...

Thanksgiving Dinner Costs Drop Again — Mississippi Remains Among the Most Affordable Mississippi families preparing to gather around the table this Thanksgiving can expect to pay less for their holiday meal than they did last year — and less than most households...