Mississippi Farm Country: Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation's Magazine, Content and Staff
Profile updated November 2026
Mississippi Farm Country is the membership magazine of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, the organization that calls itself the voice of Mississippi agriculture. Published from the federation's Jackson offices, it goes to a membership of more than 182,000 families and covers farm families, rural life, food and the policy issues that matter to Mississippians.
| Publisher | Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) |
|---|---|
| Federation founded | October 30, 1922, in Jackson |
| Membership | More than 182,000 member families in 82 county Farm Bureaus |
| Format | Glossy, full-color member magazine, also posted on Issuu |
| Circulation | About 195,000, per a media directory listing |
| Address | 6311 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, Mississippi 39211 |
| Official website | MSFB.org |
History of Mississippi Farm Country
The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation was incorporated in Jackson on October 30, 1922, when representatives of twelve existing county Farm Bureaus chartered a statewide body to promote Mississippi crops. C.L. Neill served as the first president. By 1956 every one of Mississippi's 82 counties had chartered a county Farm Bureau, and the federation celebrated its centennial in 2022 with a commemorating resolution from the Mississippi Legislature.
The magazine has long roots of its own. Issues posted online from 2015 carry Volume 91 on the cover, which places the start of the publication's numbering in the federation's early decades. Over the years it has grown into a glossy, full-color magazine sent to every member household.
Today the federation is led by president Mike McCormick, a cattle and timber farmer from Jefferson County, and a 20-member state board of directors. Policy positions begin with county boards of local farmers and move up to state and national levels.
Mississippi Farm Country Today
The federation's own site describes Mississippi Farm Country as its magazine on farm families, rural life, food and issues important to Mississippians. A media directory lists it as a six-issue-a-year title, while the federation now describes it as quarterly, so readers should expect a few issues each year rather than monthly mail.
Back issues and special publications, including commodity-focused Ag Mag editions such as one on corn, are posted on the federation's Issuu page.
What Mississippi Farm Country Is Publishing Now
Agriculture and policy
Updates on farm legislation, commodity markets, Farm Bureau policy work in Jackson and Washington, and the federation's advocacy for member farmers.
Rural people and places
Features on rural communities, small towns and farm families, plus regular spotlights on Mississippi artists, craftsmen and historic sites.
Food and member life
Food features and news on member programs, county Farm Bureau activities, insurance and member savings.
Mississippi Farm Country Editors and Staff
Mississippi Farm Bureau's communications department, which produces the magazine, lists:
- Jon M. Kalahar, APR - Communications Coordinator
- Addie Mayfield - Communications staff
- Sarah Katherine Hardy - Communications staff
- Sam Boone - Video Production Specialist
- Mike McCormick - President, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation
The federation's main office phone is (601) 957-3200; the mailing address is P.O. Box 1972, Jackson, Mississippi 39215.
Who Reads Mississippi Farm Country
Readers are Farm Bureau member families across Mississippi, from Delta row-crop growers to poultry and timber families in the hills. According to the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, agriculture is the state's number one industry, worth about $9.5 billion, with roughly 31,290 farms averaging 328 acres on about 10.3 million acres of farmland.
Poultry and eggs are the state's top commodity at about $3.73 billion, followed by forestry, soybeans, corn, cattle, cotton and farm-raised catfish. That mix explains why the magazine's pages move easily from broiler houses to timber stands to catfish ponds.
Mississippi Farm Country readers include broiler growers, catfish farmers and Delta cotton families, people who have heard every joke about humidity and mosquitoes. For a fresh round, farm.FM serves farm satire and farm humor with a straight face, plus ranch humor for the cattle folks in the piney woods. Its farm jokes travel well from the coffee shop in Belzoni to the county Farm Bureau meeting.
Part newsroom, part radio dial, farm.FM bills itself as America's first satirical farm site and plays Tractor Tunes, its country music for farmers. Browse a farm.FM writer's back catalog to see the style.
Mississippi Farm Country Sources and Agriculture Authority Links
- Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce: Agriculture Snapshot - farm numbers and top commodities.
- Mississippi State University: Mississippi Agriculture 2024 - land-grant overview of the state's farm economy.
- SuperTalk Mississippi: MFBF at 100 years - the federation's 1922 founding.
- Clarke County Tribune: MFBF serves farmers and ranchers - membership and structure.
- USDA NASS: Census of Agriculture - federal county and state farm data.
Mississippi Farm Country FAQ
Who publishes Mississippi Farm Country?
The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi.
Who receives Mississippi Farm Country?
Mississippi Farm Bureau member families; the federation has more than 182,000 of them.
When was the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation founded?
On October 30, 1922, when twelve county Farm Bureaus chartered the statewide federation in Jackson.
What does Mississippi Farm Country cover?
Farm policy, commodity news, rural communities, food, Mississippi artists and historic sites, and Farm Bureau programs.
For a century-old federation and its member families, Mississippi Farm Country remains the printed link between the Jackson office and the farm gate.