Centennial Celebration News

The back barns on the Mississippi Fairgrounds are almost empty. Still, there’s a flurry of activity. These are the last ones standing, the champions from the 2024 Dixie National Junior Round Up Livestock Shows. Students are preparing for one last show the Junior Sale...

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With the approaching Tuesday, March 5th deadline for general bills and constitutional amendments, this week of the 2024 Mississippi Regular Legislative Session was filled with committee meetings.  Several committees still are waiting to take up bills next Monday and...

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Vickburg pesticide disposal day map Safe_Transport Mississippi area farmers with waste agricultural pesticides are invited to take part in a waste pesticide disposal event. The upcoming collection day will be held on Tuesday, March 12 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at...

As we end the 8th week of the Mississippi Regular Legislative Session, most of the general bills have been uploaded to the system.  Currently we have around 1,000 bills in the Senate and 2,000 bills in the House.  Of course, many of those bills will not make it past...

On February 14, 2024 EPA Administrator Michael Regan exercised his authority under Section 6(a)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to issue an Existing Stocks Rule for over-the-top (OTT) dicamba (XtendiMax, Enginia, Tavium). On February 6,...

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation members along with President Mike McCormick, South Mississippi Vice President Jeff Easterling and MFBF staff met with United States Senators and Representatives and their staff members in Washington D.C. last week to help them...

Deadlines are finally in sight as we enter week seven of the 2024 Mississippi Legislative Session. Wednesday, February 14th was the deadline to request general bills and constitutional amendments. Monday, February 19th is the introduction deadline for those bills....

Sells Newman recently retired after over 40 years working in the Farm Credit system. Anyone who knows Sells, knows he cares about farmers, farms and Mississippi agriculture. He learned the importance of agriculture growing up on his family’s farm near Crystal Springs....

From the field to the side by side to the front yard, Lowndes County Senator Chuck Younger doesn’t slow down for long. There’s cows to feed, land to check and four grandchildren who demand his attention. Not that Younger minds at all. Now, his oldest grandson, three...