by MFBF Staff | Jan 11, 2021 | News
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held a press conference today regarding the Yazoo Backwater Area Pumps Project, where EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the EPA’s blessing of the proposed project and determined it was not subject to the EPA’s 2008...
by MFBF Staff | Jan 10, 2021 | News
The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation was recently awarded the Leadership & Business Development and Engagement & Outreach Awards of Excellence at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Virtual Convention. AFBF presents these awards to states who showed...
by MFBF Staff | Jan 5, 2021 | News
The Mississippi State Legislature convened for the 2021 Regular Legislative Session today. Mississippi’s Constitution states this session will be 90 days. As of today, the Legislature is expected to adjourn Sine Die by Saturday, April 4. However, because of the...
by MFBF Staff | Jan 4, 2021 | News
In an effort to help prepare Mississippi farmers and ranchers for the year ahead, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation will host the 2021 Winter Commodity Conference virtually on Tuesday, January 19 from 9-11 a.m. The conference will provide members from across...
by MFBF Staff | Dec 28, 2020 | News
For farmers, ranchers and rural Mississippians, weathering storms is a way of life. Storms bring high winds and heavy rains that destroy row after row of crops or cause floods to cover the precious soil needed to continue their way of life. Farmers are accustomed to...
by MFBF Staff | Dec 8, 2020 | News
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation members typically gather in Jackson in December for an annual convention to celebrate the organization’s accomplishments for the year and conduct business for the future. This year, due to COVID-19, members were forced to conduct...
