by Alex Lowery | Aug 27, 2018 | News
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation members are one step closer to seeing aid to repair the state’s county and city infrastructure. Mississippi lawmakers have agreed on a transportation funding plan that would give cities and counties some of the sales tax money the...
by Alex Lowery | Aug 24, 2018 | News
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation and Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation member Carolyn Kass Falgout and the Deep South Brahman Association recently hosted a field day for Brahman breeders at K Bar Farms in Tylertown. The field day focused on the basics of operating a...
by Alex Lowery | Aug 22, 2018 | News
Lincoln County Farm Bureau took the time to recognize their elected officials at a legislative steak dinner earlier this month. Mississippi Sen. Sally Doty, Mississippi Rep. Becky Currie and Mississippi Rep. Vince Mangold were all in attendance in addition to...
by Alex Lowery | Aug 16, 2018 | News
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation members continue to express their concern regarding the ongoing trade dispute between the United States and China. In an effort to make their voices heard, Federation President Mike McCormick sent a letter to USDA Secretary Sonny...
by Alex Lowery | Aug 15, 2018 | News
During the August Congressional Recess, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation worked diligently to help Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Bob Goodlatte gather support for the Ag and Legal Workforce Act of 2018. The stand-alone legislation would create a new...
by Alex Lowery | Aug 14, 2018 | News
Members of the National Cotton Council, Delta Council and Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation hosted EPA officials from the Office of Pesticide Programs in Tunica and Clarksdale. During the visit, the EPA discussed several topics related to pesticide application,...
