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From the field to the side by side to the front yard, Lowndes County Senator Chuck Younger doesn’t slow down for long. There’s cows to feed, land to check and four grandchildren who demand his attention. Not that Younger minds at all. Now, his oldest grandson, three...

“I’d rather be proactive than reactive, I mean, and then there’s no growth in the comfort zone.  There’s no comfort zone in the growth zone, so I always want to take a step forward, whether it’s a small step or not, but that’s just where we’ve taken our farm, said...

It’s that time of year on Flat Forty Farms in Sunflower County. That means Sarah Clark will split her day between her chair at the county FSA office and the driver’s seat here. “Sarah works two full‑time jobs.  She gets off work, then comes out here, and we run until...

“I always tell everybody my Ag story is a five-dollar bet.  The guy that my mom married bet me five bucks that I wouldn’t take the halter and lead a 2,000 pound bull around, and if it hadn’t been for that five‑dollar bet, I don’t know where I’d be today," said Triston...

Just another day in Mister Parker’s class at West Jones High School…from the classroom, to the shop…but for his students this typical day they say is leading them to new heights beyond high school. “Just a lot of hands‑on learning and ….allows time for you to be able...

Seven years ago, Jennifer Williams was named county extension agent for Lincoln County. Her goal then was to invest in the lives of students, building the education and 4H programs to new heights. “We’ve never had a shooting sports program and, this year, I believe is...

“Just to be able to come to work every day and know that in some way what I’m doing makes a difference,” said Dr. Wes Lowe, Mississippi State Extension researcher. Doctor Wes Lowe is right where he wants to be. He works in the agricultural and biological engineering...

This is a typical day on this ranch a few miles outside of Collins, bright day, few hundred cattle to move, two cattlemen on horseback, and their trusty farm dog right by their side. This may not be Boone’s farm, but he thinks it is and knows his job without a doubt....

It was never in Covington County’s V.O. Campbell’s nature not to take a step forward, to lead when just a few would or only one would. From his own farm to his county to his state, Campbell wanted to do what was right. “When you talking farmers and V.O., this was his...

August 27th, Mississippi lost a hero, a patriot, a statesman, a steward. Mac Huddleston grew up on his grandparents’ farm in Holmes County, attended Mississippi State University and joined the ROTC to pay for college. He graduated with a degree in accounting. A month...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC) will hold a virtual meeting on March 4-5, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET each day. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is organizing the...

On Tuesday, January 9, 2024, Governor Tate Reeves was sworn in as Mississippi’s 65th Governor on the steps of the Mississippi State Capitol. Multiple statewide officials, state legislators, and supporters were present when Mississippi Chief Justice Mike Randolph...

Delbert Hosemann promised a policy-packed four years focusing on issues ranging from healthcare to education to infrastructure during his swearing-in ceremony on Thursday, January 4. Hosemann won the general election in fall 2023 to secure a second term with more than...

On January 2, 2024 and the first day of the new year’s Legislative Session, the Mississippi House of Representatives elected Jason White as the state’s 62nd Speaker of the House. In a unanimous vote, 122 members showed their support for the incoming Speaker. Speaker...

The 2024 Mississippi Legislative Session is officially underway. On Tuesday, January 2nd, the state legislature gaveled in to begin their first session in a new term. Despite multiple bomb threats and evacuations of the Capitol building, the legislature still was able...

The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee is excited to offer eleven competitive scholarships for college agriculture students for the 2024-2025 academic year. This year, the scholarship deadline has been moved to May 1, 2024, and...

The 2024 Mississippi Farm Bureau® Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) Leadership Conference will be held February 16-18, 2024, at The Peabody Hotel in Memphis. We cordially invite all Mississippi young farmers and ranchers and their spouses to attend...

Labor.AFBF H2A letter to Congress.AFBFLTR.12.15.23.FINAL As the largest general farm organization in the United States, we humbly urge immediate congressional action to provide short-term wage relief to our hardworking farm families. Specifically, the American Farm...

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation marked the end of 2023 by gather membership in central Mississippi for the organization’s 101st state convention December 2nd-4th. Delegates, representing 178,000 member families, elected MFBF’s 2024 Board of Directors. MFBF...

The act of voting serves as one of the greatest privileges Americans are given. With this freedom comes a responsibility that should not be taken for granted. Farm Bureau urges all Mississippians to make it a priority to fulfill their civic duty during every election....