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Farm Bureau Hosts Workshop for Educators
Most educators will agree the fastest way to engage students is to give them opportunities for hands-on learning, and what better way to incorporate hands-on learning than with agriculture. To encourage educators to implement agriculture lessons in their classrooms,...
MFBF Hosting Summer Commodity Conference in July
The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation 2021 Summer Commodity Conference will be held July 21-22 in Jackson. On July 21, MFBF President Mike McCormick will host a reception for all conference participants at 5:30 p.m. at the MFBF building, located at 6311 Ridgewood...
A Light at the End of the Tunnel: EPA Announces Support to Install Yazoo Backwater Area Pumps
Mississippi south Delta farmers and residents are one-step closer to releasing the breath they have been holding for a long time. In January, former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the blessing of the proposed Yazoo...
Bipartisan, Bicameral Group Urges Expedited Relief for Chicken Growers
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), co-chair of the House Chicken Caucus, and Congressman John Rose (TN-6)—along with U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Roger Wicker (R-MS), co-chairs of the Senate Chicken Caucus—led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the U.S....
MFBF Issuing Black Vulture Depredation Permits
The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation recently obtained a statewide depredation permit for black vultures from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The MFBF statewide depredation permit provides livestock producers with the opportunity to apply for a...
State Affairs Update: MFBF Meets with ECM, Mississippi Supreme Court Strikes Down Medical Marijuana Initiative
Mississippi Farm Bureau members and agricultural tech professionals meet with Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi Board Several Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation members and partners recently attended the Electrical Cooperatives of Mississippi (ECM) board of...
Jasper County Farm Bureau Hosts Safety Seminar
Whether it is working with big machinery, rounding up ornery livestock or dealing with acres of land, farming and ranching is a dangerous business. That is why the Jasper County Farm Bureau recently hosted a safety seminar for young and old alike. “These events, in...
MFBF Highlights Resources for Farmers During Mental Health Awareness Month
Mental health continues to be a growing concern in the world, especially in the agriculture industry. Farmers, ranchers and rural community members face numerous challenges to their way of life on a daily basis that are out of their control. In the last decade, those...
MFBF Hosts Mississippi Senate Ag Committee Farm Tour
The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation recently hosted a farm tour for the Mississippi Senate Agriculture Committee in the Mississippi Delta. The farm tour included stops at Ted Parker's Cattle Farm in Raymond, Simmons Farm Raised Catfish in Yazoo City, Chico...
Managing Stress in Farm Country
Americans from all walks of life are struggling to cope with an array of issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fear and anxiety about this new disease and what could happen is sometimes overwhelming and can cause strong emotions in adults and children. But long...
MFBF Invests in County Farm Bureaus
As the COVID-19 fog begins to lift across Mississippi and the nation, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation returned to business under the new normal. Presidents and secretaries from all 82 County Farm Bureaus recently met in person for the first time in over a year...
National Poll Shows COVID-19 Taking Heavy Toll on Farmers’ Mental Health
A strong majority of farmers/farmworkers say the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their mental health, and more than half say they are personally experiencing more mental health challenges than they were a year ago, according to a new American Farm Bureau poll. The...
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