Centennial Celebration News
McGehee named new MFBF South Mississippi Region Vice President
Robert Earl McGehee of Lincoln County was recently elected the new Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation South Mississippi Region Vice President. On Tuesday, November 17, the ballots for the election were counted at the MFBF building. Present for the count were the three...
MSU hosting production and financial management in Mississippi forages webinar
Faculty from Mississippi State University Extension Service and Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station will present a webinar discussing production and financial management in Mississippi forages. The webinar will begin at 9:00 am on Thursday,...
Have you supported the F.A.R.M. fund?
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 Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation...
Waste pesticide disposal event to be held in Yazoo City
Mississippi area farmers with waste agricultural pesticides are invited to take part in a waste pesticide disposal event to be held on Tuesday, December 8 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will be held in the parking lot of the former Tal Port building located at 2003...
EPA accepting comments for Yazoo Pump impact statement until Nov. 30
On October 16, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the long awaited Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Yazoo Backwater pumps project. The SEIS does not reexamine the alternatives presented in the 2007 Final Environmental...
McCormick testifies before Senate Highways & Transportation Committee
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation President Mike McCormick recently testified before the Mississippi Senate Highways & Transportation Committee. McCormick was invited to present on behalf of Mississippi's farmers, ranchers and rural communities in an effort to...
Yazoo Backwater Pump impact statement open to comments
Mississippians are being encouraged to submit comments to the Environmental Protection Agency's Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Yazoo Backwater Pumps Project. The public will have the opportunity to submit comments on the statement until...
Serving farmers through 2020 storms: Farm Bureau sees wins for agriculture during 2020 Mississippi Legislative Session
For farmers, ranchers and rural Mississippians, weathering storms is a way of life. Storms bring high winds and heavy rains that destroy row after row of crops or cause floods to cover the precious soil needed to continue their way of life. Farmers are accustomed to...
New State Board of Directors elected during Annual Business Meeting
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation members typically gather in Jackson in December for an annual convention to celebrate the organization’s accomplishments for the year and conduct business for the future. This year, due to COVID-19, members were forced to conduct...
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation 2020 YF&R Excellence in Agriculture Award: Alex and Katie Holtcamp
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation 2020 Young Farmers & Ranchers Excellence in Agriculture Award winners, Alex and Katie Holtcamp, never want to stop learning, which is what drives them to stay active in the agriculture industry. Alex manages his family’s six...
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation 2020 YF&R Achievement Award: Brian and Ashley Rhodes
For Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation 2020 Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award winners, Brian and Ashley Rhodes, their farm in Rankin County is their own little slice of heaven. It brings them immense joy to raise their children, Lucy, Anna Belle and...
Critical and Essential: 2020 MFBF Annual Convention
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation members typically gather in Jackson in December for an annual convention to celebrate the organization’s accomplishments for the year and conduct business for the future. This year, due to COVID-19, members were forced to conduct...


