Centennial Celebration News

Mississippi Collegiate Discussion Meet winner Sarah Byrd placed in the top four of the American Farm Bureau Federation Collegiate Discussion Meet hosted through Zoom in April. “This year’s Collegiate Discussion Meet was conducted differently due to COVID-19,”...

As this article goes to print, stay-home orders are being lifted in Mississippi, businesses are beginning to reopen, and things are starting to slowly go back to “normal,” certainly acknowledging that “normal” will look very differently than it did prior to COVID-19....

The 2020 Mississippi Legislative Session continued on Monday, August 10 and Tuesday, August 11. When the Legislature finished the budget, the House and Senate agreed to return for no more than six days before mid-October. Gov. Tate Reeves requested they return to use...

The Mississippi legislature appropriated $13 million of federal CARES funds toward three different agricultural programs during the last two days of the session. The legislature finally adjourned sine die the first week of October after the longest session on record....

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation President Mike McCormick was recently named to Mississippi's 2020 Top 50 Most Influential list in the business, culture and media category. "I am very honored to have been named as a member of the fourth annual Mississippi Top 50...

Mississippians made their voices heard yesterday in not only national races, but on several state issues. Voters were presented with three referendums on their ballot, two contested Mississippi Supreme Court races and one state House of Representatives special...

Although final results of the Presidential election are still pending, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Policy Department can provide a summary of results for the Senate and House as of today. In Mississippi, all four incumbents – Rep. Trent Kelly, Rep. Bennie...

Mississippi area farmers with waste agricultural pesticides are invited to take part in a waste pesticide disposal event to be held on Thursday, November 19 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will be held in the parking lot in front of the Pontotoc County Agricenter...

The Environmental Protection Agency released the long-awaited Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Yazoo Backwater Pumps Project on October 16, 2020. The public will have the opportunity to submit comments on the statement until November 30,...

Four Special Election Run Offs were held in Mississippi House or Senate districts on Tuesday, October 13. The following candidates won those elections. House District 37 (Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha) – Lynn Wright House District 66 (Hinds) – De’Keither Stamps Senate...

Rain could not damper the patriotism the Grenada County Farm Bureau showed one evening earlier this month. With a large Mississippi National Guard presence in the community, an American Flag Retirement Ceremony seemed to be a perfect idea for honoring those who serve,...

Five members of the Mississippi Congressional Delegation recently received the Friend of Farm Bureau Award for the 116th Congress from the American Farm Bureau Federation. Every two-year session of Congress, AFBF monitors the voting records of U.S House & U.S....