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This Week at the State Capitol: January 29-Februrary 2.

With the 2024 Mississippi Legislative Session over a fourth of the way complete, the Mississippi Senate and House of Representatives have begun passing legislation out of committee and debating items on the floor.  The deadline to request general bills and...

House Approves Tax Relief for Farmers

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented on the passage last night of the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act in the House of Representatives by a vote of 357 to 70. "Farm Bureau applauds the passage of the Tax Relief for American...

News from the Mississippi Legislature’s Fourth Week in Session

The fourth week of the 2024 Legislative Session brought more organizational committee meetings, the introduction and referral of bills, the start of floor debates, and a second special session. With the deadline to request bills still over two weeks away, the House of...

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation is HIRING: Graphic Designer

To Apply: Please email resume` to Communications and Public Relations Coordinator, Jon Kalahar at jkalahar@msfb.org MISSISSIPPI FARM BUREAU® FEDERATION JOB DESCRIPTION TITLE:                              Graphic Designer/Social Media DEPARTMENT:               ...

This Week at the State Capitol, February 5th – 9th

As the Mississippi Legislature concludes week six, we are almost a third of the way through the 2024 session.  This week mainly consisted of committee work, with the Appropriations Committees in both chambers holding hearings with various state agencies and boards to...

Sale of Junior Champions About the Journey as Much as the Finish

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...

Mississippi Legislative Update, February 26 – March 1

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...

Pesticide Disposal Day Set for March 12 in Vicksburg

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...

This Week at the State Capitol – February 19th-23rd

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...

Existing Stocks Rule issued for Over-the-top dicamba use

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,...

MFBF Members Visit Capitol Hill, Discuss Drought Recovery

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...