by MFBF Staff | Jun 4, 2021 | News
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), co-chair of the House Chicken Caucus, and Congressman John Rose (TN-6)—along with U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Roger Wicker (R-MS), co-chairs of the Senate Chicken Caucus—led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the U.S.... 
by MFBF Staff | May 28, 2021 | News
The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation recently obtained a statewide depredation permit for black vultures from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The MFBF statewide depredation permit provides livestock producers with the opportunity to apply for a... 
by MFBF Staff | May 25, 2021 | News
Mississippi Farm Bureau members and agricultural tech professionals meet with Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi Board Several Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation members and partners recently attended the Electrical Cooperatives of Mississippi (ECM) board of... 
by MFBF Staff | May 24, 2021 | News
Whether it is working with big machinery, rounding up ornery livestock or dealing with acres of land, farming and ranching is a dangerous business. That is why the Jasper County Farm Bureau recently hosted a safety seminar for young and old alike. “These events, in... 
by Alex Lowery | May 17, 2021 | Mental Health News, News
Mental health continues to be a growing concern in the world, especially in the agriculture industry. Farmers, ranchers and rural community members face numerous challenges to their way of life on a daily basis that are out of their control. In the last decade, those... 
by MFBF Staff | May 17, 2021 | News
The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation recently hosted a farm tour for the Mississippi Senate Agriculture Committee in the Mississippi Delta. The farm tour included stops at Ted Parker’s Cattle Farm in Raymond, Simmons Farm Raised Catfish in Yazoo City, Chico...