A beautiful evening and opening reception to the week long Summer Leadership Conference with music from Gram Rea.

Thank you to our session speakers LibbyGill, Sally Baskey, and Janie Walters for leading our county secretaries and volunteers in ways to improve their efforts helping Farm Bureau members and programs. #AboveBeyond

Have you heard about our new foundation? Find out more this week at the MFBF Summer Leadership & Commodities Conference.

We have some fantastic competitors at our summer meetings this week in both our Discussion Meet and Ag Ambassador contests. These are the future leader of Farm Bureau. #AboveBeyond

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation is proud to award over $200,000 in scholarships each year. MFBF recognized several of these scholarship awardees during a luncheon at our Summer leadership conference. Congratulations to these future Mississippi agriculture leaders! #AboveBeyond

A tremendous line up of speakers from across the nation informed and entertained our members this week. Thank you to you all! #AboveBeyond

Congratulations to MSU Extension Agent Wess Anglin for winning the 2024 Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Discussion Meet! Next stop…the American Farm Bureau Federation Convention in San Antonio, Texas! 👏👏👏 #MSUext (📸 @msfarmbureau)

“We are very supportive of the producer having as many tools in the toolbox as they can to protect their crops, while also being protective of human health and the environment.” Read more about how pesticide policy issues are affecting Mississippi farms: msfb.org/mississippis-t…

The 2024 Summer Leadership Conference gives members the opportunity to see friends and colleagues they only see a few times a year, but also for three specific areas for those in attendance with a focus on leadership development. bit.ly/4dBNhNi

Jefferson County farmer Andy Shannon and future farmer Sam Baker want to remind everyone #Harvest2024 has begun, so you’ll see plenty of tractor and farm equipment on rural roads around the state. Slow down and use caution so everyone will arrive home safe.

The Jones County Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers want to thank all the participants and sponsors from Friday’s fundraising clay shoot. Thanks to your efforts the event raise $19,500 for student scholarships.

This week, MSU & MFBF hosted 10 congressional staff from Washington, D.C. on an ag tour across the state. Staff were briefed on MSU research priorities, H-2A program challenges, the bleak farm economic situation, the latest precision ag technologies & pesticide policy updates.

We had a great night at the combined Attala County Cattlemen's and Forestry Association meeting! Thank you to Commissioner Andy Gipson and Mike McCormick for being part of the program and sharing vital info for landowners. #MSUext

MS Farm Bureau® Federation (MFBF) will host a Collegiate Discussion Meet on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 1p.m. at the Bost Extension Center on the MSU campus in Starkville. Register through this link by Wednesday, September 25: form.jotform.com/232063462525047 Details below.

Earlier in the week, MFBF held briefings with U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith & Trent Kelly to update them on the dire economic situation the ag industry is currently facing. MFBF was joined by Mississippi State Delta Stewardship Council, Mississippi Bankers Mississippi Land Bank, #FirstSouthFarmCredit, & Southern AgCredit in the briefings.

Calling all high school students! Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation has opportunities for scholarships and skill development as you make the move towards college. Please scan the QR codes below for more information.

MFBF continued their congressional briefings on the dire condition of the #farm economy with conversations w/ Senator Roger Wicker , Bennie G. Thompson , & Congressman Michael Guest .

With Francine on the way, MS farmers are working all day and all night to harvest their crops. This is the view of the sunrise as the last few acres of corn is harvested on Triple Run Farms in the MS Delta. This is why we say thank a farmer for all they do#mississippineedsfarmers

Twenty three years later, #NeverForget bit.ly/3zfSKdY

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation staff and their spouses are proud to celebrate the Mississippi Food Network’s 40th anniversary at Thursday evening’s Midnight Marketplace. #farmersfeedingthehungry