Farm

But how much do you know about the sweet treat? Scroll through these strawberry facts.

Talson Farms is a choose-and-cut operation. Customers select the tree they want, and the Talson crew cuts, bales and loads it for them.

On the outskirts of the field, Joe Aguzzi monitors the harvest from his pick-up truck. Joe, 96, is the patriarch of the Aguzzi family, running his operation alongside sons, grandsons and great-grandsons.

Before MFBF’s charter was filed, members of its leadership team formed the Mississippi Farm Bureau Cotton Association.

As the owner of one of the oldest farms in Mississippi, Mike McCormick knows this well. All he ever wanted to do is be a farmer. Although it may be a difficult lifestyle, it’s one he would not trade for anything.

We asked Mississippi Senator Chuck Younger, Senate Agriculture Committee Chair, “What does 100 years of Farm Bureau mean to you?”

We asked Mississippi Representative Bill Pigott, House Agriculture Committee Chair,  “What does 100 years of Farm Bureau mean to you?”

The 2022 Farm Families of Mississippi campaign featured Haley Biddy. Biddy owns and operates a timber farm in Grenada County. 

The organization will commemorate this milestone during its 100th Annual Convention from Dec. 2-5, 2022, at the Sheraton Refuge in Flowood and the Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson.

With the celebration of Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation’s 100-Year Anniversary, look at how much agriculture has changed in 100 years.