Reeves extends Mississippi shelter-in-place order

Mississippians experienced a tough week between devastating tornadoes sweeping across the Pine Belt and the state’s COVID-19 pandemic cases peaking, according to state health official predictions. On Easter Sunday, 14 Mississippians lost their lives and countless...

Mississippi’s COVID-19 Update

Mississippi is in the middle of a two-week “shelter-in-place” order issued by Gov. Tate Reeves last week due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The “shelter-in-place” order became effective on April 3, 2020, at 5 p.m. and will run until April 20, 2020, at 8 a.m. As of April...

MFBF requests relief for Mississippi dairy farms

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation President Mike McCormick sent a letter to Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson on Tuesday, outlining numerous challenges the dairy industry is facing due to the Coronavirus outbreak and calling for much...

MFBF, Texas Farm Bureau request assistance for cattle industry

At the direction of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Beef Advisory Committee, MFBF and Texas Farm Bureau spearheaded a letter addressed to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue on Thursday, outlining the dire market situation the beef industry is experiencing as a result...