by MFBF Staff | Jan 15, 2021 | News
The Mississippi legislature convened for the 2021 regular session January 5. Two weeks in and legislators are still finalizing drafts of bills to be introduced and preparing for committee meetings. The first big deadline of the session was January 13, the deadline to...
by MFBF Staff | Jan 12, 2021 | News
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held a press conference earlier this week regarding the Yazoo Backwater Area Pumps Project where EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the EPA’s blessing of the proposed project and determined it was not subject to the...
by MFBF Staff | Jan 11, 2021 | News
United States Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced a $2 million dollar initiative that encourages smart, sensible and sustainable pest control in agriculture at an event hosted with the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation today. MFBF...
by MFBF Staff | Jan 10, 2021 | News
The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation was recently awarded the Leadership & Business Development and Engagement & Outreach Awards of Excellence at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Virtual Convention. AFBF presents these awards to states who showed...
by MFBF Staff | Jan 5, 2021 | News
The Mississippi State Legislature convened for the 2021 Regular Legislative Session today. Mississippi’s Constitution states this session will be 90 days. As of today, the Legislature is expected to adjourn Sine Die by Saturday, April 4. However, because of the...
by MFBF Staff | Jan 4, 2021 | News
In an effort to help prepare Mississippi farmers and ranchers for the year ahead, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation will host the 2021 Winter Commodity Conference virtually on Tuesday, January 19 from 9-11 a.m. The conference will provide members from across...
