Centennial Celebration News

Mississippi farmers and ranchers learned long ago they are stronger together. In an effort to combine their strength, Farm Bureau members descended on Natchez last week to discuss issues affecting them at the 2018 Summer Commodity Conference. Most of the spoken...

County board members from across Mississippi gathered at the Grand Hotel in Natchez on Wednesday to collaborate and gain knowledge on leading their county Farm Bureaus. Members from the 82 county boards debated numerous key issues affecting Mississippi and American...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced a new cooperative agreement with Mississippi in support of efforts to implement the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, which establishes science-based minimum standards for the safe...

Mississippi agricultural producers can now apply for funding to offset losses experienced in 2017 from hurricanes and wildfires. Funds will be distributed by USDA's Farm Service Agency through the new 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program or 2017 WHIP,...

The United States House and Senate farm bill conferees met for the first public farm bill conference meeting today. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway opened and agreed it is imperative that the...

Negotiators from the United States House and Senate have been working diligently over the last several weeks to come to final agreements on as many as nine of the 12 FY2019 appropriations bills, with both the House and Senate formally naming conferees this week on the...

The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, along with numerous South Mississippi farmers, crop consultants, and other industry professionals, filed a request to the regional office of the Risk Management Agency (RMA) to adjust the crop insurance final plant dates for...

The Federal Communications Commission adopted and released an order granting the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation’s request to participate in the FCC Mobility Fund Phase II challenge process. In February 2018, the FCC released a map showing areas across the United...

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation members continue to express their concern regarding the ongoing trade dispute between the United States and China. In an effort to make their voices heard, Federation President Mike McCormick sent a letter to USDA Secretary Sonny...

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation and Mississippi State University formed a bond many years ago over a mission to discover the best resources and advancements for Mississippi farmers and ranchers. That bond was strengthened during Farm Bureau’s Board of Directors...

Five members of the Mississippi delegation in Washington D.C. recently wrote a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on behalf of Mississippi farmers. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Sen. Roger Wicker, Rep. Gregg Harper, Rep. Steven Palazzo and Rep. Trent Kelly...

Pack your bags and prepare to travel to Jackson for two full days of important public policy decisions and information during the 2018 Public Policy Summit on Nov. 1-2, 2018. The Summit will include the Washington D.C. Fly-In to the Farm and the annual Resolutions...