by Alex Lowery | Nov 1, 2018 | News
10/31/2018 Contact Information: EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov ) WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is extending the registration of dicamba for two years for “over-the-top” use (application to growing plants) to control...
by Alex Lowery | Oct 30, 2018 | News
For Immediate Release October 29, 2018 Contact:Laura T. Anderson, Acting Public Affairs Officer Phone: (601)863.3922 Email: laura.t.anderson@usda.gov Jackson, Miss., October 29, 2018 – The United State Department of Agriculture/Natural Resources Conservation Service...
by Alex Lowery | Oct 25, 2018 | News
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation recently held its fourth annual Collegiate Discussion Meet at Mississippi State University, where seven undergraduate students competed for scholarships. Skylar Baldwin, a Mississippi State University biochemistry major from Pearl...
by Alex Lowery | Oct 23, 2018 | News
When you travel toward Southwest Mississippi, hills roll into flatland that eventually meet the Mississippi River. Pine trees are grown by the thousands of acres, while row crop and cattle farmers are scattered throughout the land between. In the midst of this part of...
by Alex Lowery | Oct 17, 2018 | News
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation and Mississippi State University will host a Cattle Production Cost Management workshop on December 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the MFBF Building in Jackson. The workshop is designed to provide ranchers, livestock producers and other...
by Alex Lowery | Oct 12, 2018 | News
The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation recently submitted a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on behalf of all dairy farmers in Mississippi. The docket provided the FDA with comments regarding its proposal on modernizing the standards of identity and...
