by rmadmin | Jun 7, 2024 | News
The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Conference will be held March 3-5, 2023, at The Mill in Starkville. Registration for the event is open now through February 3. To register, fill out the form at the link below and submit it...
by rmadmin | Jun 7, 2024 | News
The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation State Women’s Leadership Committee selected “The Life and Times of the Peanut” authored and illustrated by Charles Micucci as its 2022 Book of the Year. The book walks readers through the uncommon history of the peanut, including...
by rmadmin | Jun 7, 2024 | News
Looking back almost 100 years, the history of the farm bill largely tracks the history of food production in the U.S. as the legislation evolves to meet the needs of its modern-day constituents – farmers and consumers. Agriculture’s role in providing food security,...
by rmadmin | Jun 7, 2024 | News
In September, Gov. Tate Reeves announced the appointment of Rep. Jim Beckett as Executive Director of the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff. To accept this appointment, Beckett announced his resignation from the Mississippi House of Representatives. The governor...
by rmadmin | Jun 7, 2024 | News
Mississippi area farmers with waste agricultural pesticides are invited to take part in two waste pesticide disposal events. The first will be held on Tuesday, November 29 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the parking lot of the former Fred’s building located at 1098 Martin...
by rmadmin | Jun 7, 2024 | News
On November 5, 2022, the Mississippi Board of Animal Health (MBAH) and the United States Department of Agriculture announced that poultry from a commercial broiler breeder chicken flock in Lawrence County tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)....
