USDA to reopen all FSA offices despite government shutdown

United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced all Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices nationwide will soon reopen to provide additional administrative services to farmers and ranchers during the lapse in federal funding. Certain FSA offices have been...

Mississippi Transportation Commission approves ERBRF

The Mississippi Transportation Committee met and approved the expenditure of the Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund (ERBRF) on Tuesday. The Mississippi Legislature established the ERBRF during the 2018 Special Legislative Session to revitalize and restore public...

Legislature focuses on appropriations

This week, the Mississippi legislature focused primarily on appropriations and finance bills. Both the House and Senate passed versions of an appropriations bill for state agencies. “The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation is paying special attention to the...