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Mert’s Satsumas

Mississippi Citrus From Mert’s Satsumas

On a swath of fertile land in Gulfport, Mert’s Satsumas has been supplying citrus to area customers for decades.

Scottish Highland Cows Davis Edwards

Cool Creek Farm Has Scottish Highland Cattle

When Davis Edwards told his family and friends he wanted to raise Scottish Highland cattle on his family’s 50-acre farm in Rankin County, several people tried to talk him out of the idea.

Bogue Chitto Cotton Gin

Bogue Chitto Cotton Gin Helps Delta Farmers

For years, producing cotton alone did not allow farmers in Noxubee and Lowndes counties to run viable businesses but the gin changed that.

Donald Gant

Donald Gant was Born to Be a Farmer

Donald Gant lives for the sound of combines humming across his farm, harvesting the crops he and his family spent the season nurturing.

  • Farm
  • August 11, 2022
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Fertilizer

Farmers Feel the Impact of Rising Input Costs

“We just need to catch a break.” Although this phrase has been used to describe the farm economy for decades, this year, it seems to be repeated more often with a more serious tone in my conversations with Mississippi farmers. And honestly, when you look at the news, it’s no wonder.

  • Farm
  • August 10, 2022
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MFBF Celebrates First President C.L. Neill

With the 100th anniversary of its formation approaching, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation continues to reflect on the people who made Farm Bureau what it is today, including C.L. Neill, the organization’s first president.

thompson

Centennial Celebration Q&A with Congressman Glenn “G.T.” Thompson

We asked Congressman Glenn “G.T.” Thompson, Pennsylvania 15th Congressional District, what 100 years of Farm Bureau means to him.

  • Farm
  • August 8, 2022
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Meet the Nobile Family 

The 2022 Farm Families of Mississippi campaign featured the Nobile Family – Will and Olivia Nobile, along with their three children. 

  • Farm
  • August 7, 2022
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Pumpkin Harvest Display

Keeping Perfect Pumpkins

Sometimes in the eagerness to get a gourd early in the season, the pumpkins go bad well before their season is up.

Corn/Soybeans

Farm Facts: Soybeans

Soybeans are grown all over the great state of Mississippi but how much do you know about the important crop?