by MFBF Staff | Apr 3, 2020 | News
The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation published a twelve-page COVID-19 resource document on Friday to provide guidance and resources for Mississippi farmers and ranchers amid the coronavirus outbreak. “Our staff put this resource document together as a tool for our...
by MFBF Staff | Apr 2, 2020 | News
At the direction of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Beef Advisory Committee, MFBF and Texas Farm Bureau spearheaded a letter addressed to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue on Thursday, outlining the dire market situation the beef industry is experiencing as a result...
by Alex Lowery | Apr 1, 2020 | News
The Mississippi Legislature has suspended the 2020 Legislative Session until April 17, 2020, at the recommendation of State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs as of March 31. The decision was made to suspend the session on March 18, after medical professionals suggested...
by Alex Lowery | Mar 30, 2020 | News
Carl Davis Parker knows what it feels like to work hard and achieve success. After working hard and competing in the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers Discussion Meet for three years, he finally achieved success in 2019 by winning the...
by MFBF Staff | Mar 24, 2020 | News
The United States Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recently declared agricultural workers as essential and critical during the COVID-19 response in a memorandum. “The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure...
by Alex Lowery | Mar 23, 2020 | News
Sixty mother cows can be a handful even for the most veteran farmer, but throw in a full-time job, full-time graduate school, plus a rather active three year old and you may not see the Blakeneys outside of their fence rows often. “There’s no extra time,” Sam says....
