by Alex Lowery | Oct 8, 2018 | News
For Immediate Release Jackson, MS (October 8, 2018) – Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation President Mike McCormick will testify Wednesday before the United State Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. The focus of his testimony will center on ways private...
by Alex Lowery | Oct 5, 2018 | News
Five members of the Mississippi delegation in Washington D.C. recently wrote a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on behalf of Mississippi farmers. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Sen. Roger Wicker, Rep. Gregg Harper, Rep. Steven Palazzo and Rep. Trent Kelly...
by Alex Lowery | Oct 4, 2018 | News
Grenada County Farm Bureau showed their appreciation for the county’s elected officials at a breakfast earlier this month. Sen. Lydia Chassaniol, Sen. David L. Jordan, Rep. Kevin Horan, Rep. Karl Oliver, Rep. Tommy Reynolds, Grenada Mayor Billy Collins, and many other...
by Alex Lowery | Sep 30, 2018 | News
The 2019 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) and acreage reporting deadline is fast approaching. Make sure you are prepared to report information to your local Farm Service Agency (FSA) by November 15 with the tips below. FSA administers the LFP to provide...
by Alex Lowery | Sep 25, 2018 | News
Pack your bags and prepare to travel to Jackson for two full days of important public policy decisions and information during the 2018 Public Policy Summit on Nov. 1-2, 2018. The Summit will include the Washington D.C. Fly-In to the Farm and the annual Resolutions...
by Alex Lowery | Sep 24, 2018 | News
Planning for the 2019 Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Winter Commodity Conference on January 28-29 is currently underway. Jim Wiesemeyer, Senior Vice President at Informa Economics, Inc., and Bryce Knorr, Senior Grain Market Analyst for Farm Futures, have already...
