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... 
by MFBF Staff | May 14, 2021 | Mental Health News, News
Americans from all walks of life are struggling to cope with an array of issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fear and anxiety about this new disease and what could happen is sometimes overwhelming and can cause strong emotions in adults and children. But long... 
by MFBF Staff | May 13, 2021 | News
As the COVID-19 fog begins to lift across Mississippi and the nation, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation returned to business under the new normal. Presidents and secretaries from all 82 County Farm Bureaus recently met in person for the first time in over a year... 
by MFBF Staff | May 12, 2021 | Mental Health News, News
A strong majority of farmers/farmworkers say the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their mental health, and more than half say they are personally experiencing more mental health challenges than they were a year ago, according to a new American Farm Bureau poll. The... 
by MFBF Staff | May 11, 2021 | News
The Mississippi Supreme Court issued a ruling on May 6 in a Right to Farm case from the Madison County Chancery Court. The case involved two farmers who were using air cannons for deer depredation. Their neighbors, who argued the noise was a nuisance, sued them. The... 
by MFBF Staff | May 10, 2021 | Mental Health News, News
Farming can be stressful, even on the best days. Last March when COVID-19 hit, farmers and ranchers got a big load of stress on top of all the issues in farming we are already used to dealing with. Few of us thought back then that we’d still be in the midst of a...