by Alex Lowery | Jun 1, 2020 | News
In 2019, more than 1.5 million acres of land in Mississippi experienced flooding, affecting farmers and ranchers, wildlife, business owners and the everyday citizen in numerous ways. Roads, forests and fields stayed covered with water for months, preventing families...
by MFBF Staff | May 19, 2020 | News
Farmers and Ranchers to Receive Direct Support for Losses Related to COVID-19 (Washington, D.C., May 19, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which will provide up to $16 billion...
by MFBF Staff | May 18, 2020 | News
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation members and staff have made a strong impact in Washington, D.C. in the last few months by sharing their viewpoint on crucial issues affecting the agriculture industry. F.A.R.M. Fund Political Action Committee In January 2020, the...
by MFBF Staff | May 13, 2020 | News
The Mississippi Legislature passed legislation to establish two separate grant programs to help small businesses throughout the state, totaling around $300 million, on Wednesday. The first portion of the legislation directs a $2,000 payment to Mississippi businesses...
by Alex Lowery | May 4, 2020 | News
Mississippi is the fourth largest rural state in the country, with more than 51% of its population living in a rural area. Because such a large number of people live in rural areas, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation believes it is extremely important rural...
by MFBF Staff | May 1, 2020 | News
(AP Photo/Emily Wagster Pettus) Speaker Phillip Gunn and Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann made the decision to convene the Mississippi Mississippi Legislature today, Friday, May 1, 2020, to decide whether the legislature or governor have the authority to spend Mississippi’s...
