by MFBF Staff | Jun 12, 2020 | News
As the bizarre 2020 session of the Mississippi legislature continues, the House and Senate are both working to finalize all general bills and complete the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, beginning July 1. This past Tuesday, June 9, 2020, was the deadline for...
by MFBF Staff | Jun 11, 2020 | News
Natural disasters, volatile commodity prices, a global pandemic – no wonder farmers are experiencing high volumes of stress! Mental health is just as important as physical safety on the farm. The American Farm Bureau Federation is leading the discussion for more...
by MFBF Staff | Jun 9, 2020 | News
Throughout the spring of 2020, the impacts of COVID-19 have had wide reaching impacts on American agriculture and producers. Within agriculture, livestock producers have been subject to particularly unique challenges as a result of the impact to labor at processing...
by MFBF Staff | Jun 2, 2020 | News
As of June 1, 2020, Mississippi reported 15,752 total cases of COVID-19 and 739 deaths from the virus. Governor Tate Reeves’s Safe Return order (https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/executiveorders/ExecutiveOrders/1492.pdf) went into place. It gives guidelines for...
by MFBF Staff | Jun 2, 2020 | News
The Tuesday after Memorial Day the Mississippi Legislature resumed the 2020 regular session. This will go down as one of the longest regular sessions in Mississippi history, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The House and Senate committees are working on bills received...
