Centennial Celebration News

Planning for the 2019 Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Winter Commodity Conference on January 28-29 is currently underway. Jim Wiesemeyer, Senior Vice President at Informa Economics, Inc., and Bryce Knorr, Senior Grain Market Analyst for Farm Futures, have already...

The federal district court for the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division, recently enjoined the 2015 WOTUS Rule in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana, bringing the number of enjoined states to 27. There is ongoing litigation in courts across the country...

In April, Syngenta settled class action and individual lawsuits related to the sale and marketing of its Agrisure Viptera and Duracade corn seeds. All corn producers with an interest in U.S. corn priced for sale between Sept. 15, 2013, and April 10, 2018, are eligible...

On Monday, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation held a south Mississippi producer round table with state conservationist Kurt Readus and staff with the USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) to discuss ongoing conservation programs available to farmers...

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation officials hosted Bayer Crop Science officials, Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce officials, Mississippi State University Extension Service officials and Mississippi producers for a meeting in Memphis, Tennessee on...

Mississippi farmers and ranchers could soon see some relief in crop prices as the United States takes steps to move forward in a trade agreement with Mexico. The Trump administration met with leaders from Mexico and Canada Thursday to discuss updates to the NAFTA...

Mississippi farmers and ranchers should begin to see an increase in the maintenance and repair of the roads and bridges they use to get products to market. Mississippi lawmakers created a lottery to fund highways, increased state transportation aid for cities and...

Members of the National Cotton Council, Delta Council and Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation hosted EPA officials from the Office of Pesticide Programs in Tunica and Clarksdale. During the visit, the EPA discussed several topics related to pesticide application,...

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation President Mike McCormick today shared with Congress several examples of how private landowners partner effectively with state agencies to recover and conserve wildlife. McCormick, a cow/calf and timber farmer, spoke to the Senate...

The 2019 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) and acreage reporting deadline is fast approaching. Make sure you are prepared to report information to your local Farm Service Agency (FSA) by November 15 with the tips below. FSA administers the LFP to provide...

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation will host a campaign school on November 30 in Jackson for members interested in running for public office. The training will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. in the MFBF Building Auditorium. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from a...

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation members recently descended onto Jackson to take advantage of a unique opportunity to visit with their state and national representatives. Due to limited legislative days on the United States House and Senate calendars during...