Senate passes rural broadband bill

The Mississippi Senate unanimously passed House Bill 366, also called the Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act, with no changes from the House version. The bill will now move to Gov. Phil Bryant’s desk to be signed into law. “I look forward to signing it at my...

Mississippians named to AFBF Issue Advisory Committees

Six Mississippians were recently appointed to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Issue Advisory Committees (IACs). The IACs provide an avenue for Farm Bureau’s grassroots leaders to contribute their expertise on specific issues to the organization’s policy...

President Trump signs 2018 Farm Bill into law

Farmers, ranchers and rural Mississippians can now breath a sigh of relief. The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have passed the Farm Bill, and President Donald Trump has signed it into law. For Mississippi, the 2018 Farm Bill provides for farm policy, land...

Winter Commodity Conference to be hosted in Jackson

As 2018 comes to a close, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation is reflecting on ways to better assists its members in 2019. One way the organization plans on doing that is hosting the 2019 Winter Commodity Conference in Jackson on January 28-29. Members from across...