Centennial Celebration News

In Mississippi, dinners tend to be less about the food and more about the conversation and hospitality. The Lincoln County Legislative Dinner, held every August at Mitchell’s Steak & Seafood in Brookhaven, proves to be no different. To Lincoln County Farm Bureau...

Albert Einstein once said, “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation’s 2019 Teacher of the Year, Holly Bailey, does just that in her high school science class at East Union Attendance...

Losing a family member, friend and valuable member of a community serves as one of the most devastating experiences a person can go through. In some instances, this type of pain can be eased by honoring those lost. The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation strives to do...

This summer, the Gray Center in Canton served as home away from home for Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation’s Safety Camp attendees. The scorching Mississippi heat could have deterred the campers from coming, but they did not seem to mind. Their enthusiasm could not...

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation members passed the motion for the organization to create a federal political action committee (PAC) during its 2019 Annual Convention Business Session. The federal PAC will be called the MFBF Furthering Agriculture for Rural...

The United States House of Representatives recently passed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) with an overwhelming 385 to 41 vote, providing a big victory for Mississippi farmers and ranchers. “MFBF commends the House for approving USMCA," Mississippi...

The United States House of Representatives recently passed the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (DATA) Act, H.R. 4229. This Farm Bureau-supported bipartisan and comprehensive bill would improve the accuracy of broadband coverage maps and...

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation’s Women’s Leadership Committee traveled to Jackson to educate and serve during Women’s Day at the Capitol. The committee spent their morning hosting a reception in the Capitol Rotunda for the legislature and their staff. The...

Standing water has become a part of the scenery along Hwy. 61 from Natchez to the South Delta. Stagnate, murky water floats in homes and businesses, displacing citizens across the western part of the state. Roads, forests and fields are covered with water preventing...

For 25 years, the Jones family has owned and operated Wellspring Fisheries in Sharkey County with few setbacks. This year, however, the family has faced numerous unforeseen challenges. Flood waters are still on the rise in the Mississippi Delta, and Bobby Jones, the...

For five generations, the Jones family has worked the same sawmill. The quality hardwood lumber they produce literally travels the world. But, each year, they wonder if this year could be their last. J.M. Jones Lumber Company survived the Mississippi River floods of...

After 26 years of devout service, Terry Norwood, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation’s Region 2 Regional Manager, decided it was time to pass the torch. You could say Farm Bureau was ingrained in Norwood at an early age. He grew up watching his father serve at the...