by Alex Lowery and Jon Kalahar | Mar 19, 2019 | News
By the time Matt McNutt and Shane Floyd arrived on the scene, it was almost dark. The farm worker the firefighters were in route to rescue had been stuck inside a grain bin for almost two hours, and his luck was running out by the minute. “When I got there, the...
by Alex Lowery | Mar 18, 2019 | News
In 1935, the Delta Council was formed to focus on three issues – agriculture research, flooding, and transportation. It brought forth an opportunity for farmers, businessmen, and professions to work together to solve issues and promote the Mississippi Delta. In 1975,...
by Alex Lowery | Mar 15, 2019 | News
With 2019 being an election year, the legislative session has been slow. Because of this, the legislature plans to finish business a few weeks early. Here are the remaining tasks they must accomplish before closing the 2019 Legislative Session. Determine what do to...
by Alex Lowery | Mar 13, 2019 | News
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation recently joined a group of more than 50 agriculture organizations in sending a letter to the Senate and House budget and appropriations committees opposing budget cuts to policies falling within the jurisdiction of the Senate...
by Alex Lowery | Mar 12, 2019 | News
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation President Mike McCormick recently joined Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson, Mississippi Senate Agriculture Chairman Billy Hudson and Mississippi House of Representatives Agriculture Chairman Bill Pigott in...
by Alex Lowery | Mar 11, 2019 | News
As the wife of a farmer in Webster County and the mother of four, Cala Tabb stays extremely busy. But add in her job as a librarian at Eupora Elementary School and Eupora High School, in addition her duties within Farm Bureau and you’ve got the makings of a Farm Woman...
