by MFBF Staff | Jan 24, 2020 | News
Photo Credit: Sarah Warnock/The Clarion-Ledger via Associated Press In their first full week on the job, Gov. Tate Reeves and Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann have begun making their priorities for the 2020 Legislative Session and the next four years clear. Reeves spent most...
by MFBF Staff | Jan 16, 2020 | News
The 2020 Legislature continued to settle in this week as committees in the Senate and House of Representatives met for the first time. On Wednesday, the Senate Appropriations Committee met for the first time under the new chairman, Briggs Hopson. The committee focused...
by Alex Lowery | Jan 15, 2020 | News
In an effort to help prepare Mississippi farmers and ranchers for the year ahead, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation will host the 2020 Winter Commodity Conference in Jackson on January 27-28. The conference will provide members from across Mississippi with the...
by MFBF Staff | Jan 13, 2020 | News
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation members and staff have been hard at work building relationships with key legislative officials and advocating for farmers and ranchers in Mississippi. In the last quarter, members and staff have traveled to Washington D.C., as well...
by MFBF Staff | Jan 10, 2020 | News
The 2020 Mississippi Legislative Session kicked off this week with an array of new faces in statewide positions and across the House of Representatives and Senate floors. Newly elected Public Service Commissioners Brent Bailey and Dane Maxwell, along with incumbent...
by MFBF Staff | Dec 30, 2019 | News
Six dedicated Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation employees retired in the last year. The retirees are Billy Davis, Shelia Moran, Terry Norwood, Merlene Partridge, Glynda Phillips and Mary Turner. “We sincerely appreciate all of the work these individuals put into...
