by MFBF Staff | Nov 20, 2020 | News
Robert Earl McGehee of Lincoln County was recently elected the new Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation South Mississippi Region Vice President. On Tuesday, November 17, the ballots for the election were counted at the MFBF building. Present for the count were the three... 
by MFBF Staff | Nov 19, 2020 | News
Mississippi area farmers with waste agricultural pesticides are invited to take part in a waste pesticide disposal event to be held on Tuesday, December 8 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will be held in the parking lot of the former Tal Port building located at 2003... 
by MFBF Staff | Nov 18, 2020 | News
On October 16, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the long awaited Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Yazoo Backwater pumps project. The SEIS does not reexamine the alternatives presented in the 2007 Final Environmental... 
by Alex Lowery | Nov 12, 2020 | Mental Health News, News
Mental health is especially important for farmers and others in the ag industry, when trying times add stressors – but resources are available. In 2020, farmers have faced natural disasters, volatile commodity prices, a global pandemic and much more, increasing their... 
by Alex Lowery | Nov 10, 2020 | News
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation President Mike McCormick recently testified before the Mississippi Senate Highways & Transportation Committee. McCormick was invited to present on behalf of Mississippi’s farmers, ranchers and rural communities in an effort... 
by MFBF Staff | Nov 9, 2020 | News
Mississippians are being encouraged to submit comments to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Yazoo Backwater Pumps Project. The public will have the opportunity to submit comments on the statement...