USDA Risk Management Agency officials visit flooded Mississippi areas

by rmadmin | Jun 7, 2024 | News

United States Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency Administrator Martin Barbre spent two days this week touring flooded areas along the Mississippi River and speaking to farmers impacted by the flooding. Barbre and his staff split their time between the...

MFBF sends letter to EPA addressing the Treated Article Exemption for seed treatments

by rmadmin | Jun 7, 2024 | News

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation President Mike McCormick recently sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency urging them to reject the petition for rule making or formal agency interpretation of the Treated Article Exemption for seed treatments. Seed...

Mississippi delegation requests federal disaster declaration in wake of devastating storms and record flooding

by rmadmin | Jun 7, 2024 | News

Mississippi’s congressional delegation, which includes U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith, and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson, Steven Palazzo, Trent Kelly and Michael Guest recently sent a letter to President Trump requesting full consideration of...

MFBF President Mike McCormick testifies before U.S. Senate Commerce Committee

by rmadmin | Jun 7, 2024 | News

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation President Mike McCormick testified Wednesday before the United States’ Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation focusing on the challenges and solutions to reliable and accessible broadband service. Over the last...

Coalition of agriculture organizations opposes cuts to farm programs

by rmadmin | Jun 7, 2024 | News

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation recently joined a group of more than 50 agriculture organizations in sending a letter to the Senate and House budget and appropriations committees opposing budget cuts to policies falling within the jurisdiction of the Senate...