by MFBF Staff | Jul 14, 2020 | News
CARES Act ReConnect Funding to Connect 878 Rural Households to High-Speed Broadband WASHINGTON, July 14, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing more than $16 million to provide broadband...
by MFBF Staff | Jul 10, 2020 | News
Late in the evening of Wednesday, July 1, 2020, the Mississippi Legislature adjourned for the year, except they allowed for a limited number of days before October 5th to come back and handle COVID related issues. Though it was a long and interrupted session, Farm...
by MFBF Staff | Jul 10, 2020 | News
The leadership and staff of the U.S. Census Bureau – including the half-million census takers joining the 2020 Census team this summer – are fully committed to a complete and accurate count of all people living in the United States, without exception. That is our...
by MFBF Staff | Jul 10, 2020 | News
On July 2, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker from Mississippi and Chris Coons from Delaware spearheaded a letter to Senate Leadership calling for direct assistance to the nation’s contract poultry growers in the next COVID-19 aid package to be considered by the U.S. Senate...
by MFBF Staff | Jul 9, 2020 | News
The Trump Administration today announced the appointment of John G. Campbell as the new State Director for USDA Rural Development in Mississippi. He starts his position on July 6, 2020. “John Campbell brings a wealth of experience to his new position, and I welcome...
