by rmadmin | Jun 7, 2024 | News
Members of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Women’s Leadership Program traveled to the state Capitol to educate legislators and visitors about agriculture during Women’s Day at the Capitol earlier this year. The group of women spent their morning hosting a...
by rmadmin | Jun 7, 2024 | News
The last year has been tough for many farmers and ranchers across Mississippi, especially those who are young in their farming career. To help provide resources to these young farmers, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation hosted more than 300 of them at the Beau...
by rmadmin | Jun 7, 2024 | News
In 2019, more than 1.5 million acres of land in Mississippi experienced flooding, affecting farmers and ranchers, wildlife, business owners and the everyday citizen in numerous ways. Roads, forests and fields stayed covered with water for months, preventing families...
by rmadmin | Jun 7, 2024 | News
Despite the travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, the Federal Communication Commission’s Precision Agriculture Task Force has continued its charge of developing recommendations for the FCC via zoom and teleconference. Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation...
by rmadmin | Jun 7, 2024 | News
A $484 billion COVID-19 relief bill that will replenish the Paycheck Protection Program with an additional $320 billion and make farms eligible for a separate disaster loan program for small businesses was signed into law Friday. The Small Business Administration...
by rmadmin | Jun 7, 2024 | News
As the bizarre 2020 session of the Mississippi legislature continues, the House and Senate are both working to finalize all general bills and complete the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, beginning July 1. This past Tuesday, June 9, 2020, was the deadline for...