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Legislative Update from the State Capitol, March 11-15
The Mississippi House of Representatives and Senate had a productive week churning through bills as the deadline for original floor action on general bills and constitutional amendments in their respective chambers was on Thursday, March 14. Appropriations bills in...
D.C. Fly in Shows Producers What Farm Bureau is All About
Just days ago, Farm Bureau members were in Jackson, meeting face to face with their representatives and senators in the State Capitol. This time, members sat down with United States Congressmen and Senators from...
Appropriation Bills Include Key Mississippi Ag Priorities
On Friday evening, March 8, Congress approved six appropriation bills to fund a portion of the federal government, included in the bill are several key wins for Mississippi farmers and ranchers. Transportation: Within the Transportation-HUD appropriations bill is a...
This Week at the State Capitol, March 4-March 8
Another major deadline has passed in the 2024 legislative session. Tuesday, March 5th was the deadline for general bills and constitutional amendments to pass out of committee in their chamber of origin. Over half of the general bills in both the Senate and House of...
Learn, advocate, and Be a Voice
Learn, advocate, and be a voice…Those three objectives summed up an important week for Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation in early 2024. Members of all ages descended on the Capitol City to take part in events with wide reaching...
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...
YF&R Conference Developing Next Farm Bureau Leaders
Growing an organization for over 100 years like the members and leaders of Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation have done since 1922 is no small feat. To keep MFBF advocating for and promoting agriculture and the rural way of life for...
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...
News from this week at the Mississippi Legislature, Feb. 12th-16th
Deadlines are finally in sight as we enter week seven of the 2024 Mississippi Legislative Session. Wednesday, February 14th was the deadline to request general bills and constitutional amendments. Monday, February 19th is the introduction deadline for those bills....