Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation leads change on national level
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation members and staff have made a strong impact in Washington, D.C. in the last few months by sharing their viewpoint on crucial issues affecting the agriculture industry. F.A.R.M. Fund Political Action Committee In January 2020, the...
Mississippi Legislature establishes two grant programs to help small businesses impacted by COVID-19
The Mississippi Legislature passed legislation to establish two separate grant programs to help small businesses throughout the state, totaling around $300 million, on Wednesday. The first portion of the legislation directs a $2,000 payment to Mississippi businesses...
Mississippi legislators strive to make the voices of rural communities, farmers heard at Capitol
Mississippi is the fourth largest rural state in the country, with more than 51% of its population living in a rural area. Because such a large number of people live in rural areas, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation believes it is extremely important rural...
Legislature convenes to decide who can spend CARES Act funding
(AP Photo/Emily Wagster Pettus) Speaker Phillip Gunn and Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann made the decision to convene the Mississippi Mississippi Legislature today, Friday, May 1, 2020, to decide whether the legislature or governor have the authority to spend Mississippi’s...