by Alex Lowery | Mar 22, 2019 | News
Several Mississippi legislators are taking action in attempt to legalize industrial hemp in Mississippi. House Bill 1547, which classifies drugs as controlled substances, was recently amended by the Mississippi House to attempt to legalize industrial hemp in...
by Alex Lowery | Mar 15, 2019 | News
With 2019 being an election year, the legislative session has been slow. Because of this, the legislature plans to finish business a few weeks early. Here are the remaining tasks they must accomplish before closing the 2019 Legislative Session. Determine what do to...
by Alex Lowery | Mar 14, 2019 | News
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation’s Women’s Leadership Committee recently traveled to Jackson to educate and serve during Women’s Day at the Capitol. The committee spent their morning hosting a reception in the Capitol Rotunda for the legislature and their staff. The...
by Alex Lowery | Mar 12, 2019 | News
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation President Mike McCormick recently joined Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson, Mississippi Senate Agriculture Chairman Billy Hudson and Mississippi House of Representatives Agriculture Chairman Bill Pigott in...
by Alex Lowery | Mar 8, 2019 | News
Positive changes to the harvest permit law are on the horizon for farmers and ranchers. The Senate Agriculture Committee passed the House version of the bill on Tuesday. The bill, which will update the current law, clarifies bulk feed as an agriculture product and...
