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MSU Students Honored with David Waide Veterinary Scholarship
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation President Mike McCormick and Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine staff recently selected two veterinary students as the 2021 MFBF David Waide Veterinary Scholarship recipients. Josh Vowell of Taylorsville and...
Taking Control in Stressful Times
To say that 2020 has been stressful would be an understatement. We started the year with weather disasters, then followed that up with COVID-19 and now we are saddened to watch the social unrest that’s happening across our country. For farmers and ranchers, volatility...
Mississippi Infrastructure Investment Act of 2021 Signed Into Law
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation President Mike McCormick recently attended the bill signing for SB 2825, The Mississippi Infrastructure Investment Act of 2021. The five main tenets of the bill are as follows: The bill moves weight enforcement to the Department of...
SCPA Hires John Campbell as State Affairs Director
John G. Campbell is a native of Greenville, MS. He graduated from Mississippi State University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science degree and a Masters of Business Administration from Delta State University in 2004. In 2006, he joined the Mississippi Department of...
Mental Health Matters in Rural America
Farm strength takes many forms and our rural communities are stronger when we come together to prioritize our mental health. AFBF President Zippy Duvall sits down with California farmer Tara Beaver Coronado and Colorado Farm Bureau Executive Vice President Chad...
Gov. Tate Reeves Issues New COVID-19 Executive Order
On April 30, Gov. Tate Reeves signed Executive Order 1551, ending any statewide restrictions related to COVID-19 except for the public school mask mandate through the end of the school year. Reeves still urged Mississippians to follow the Center for Disease Control...
Farm Bureau Launches Farm State of Mind Resource Directory to Support Mental Health Month
In recognition of May as Mental Health Month, the American Farm Bureau Federation launched a comprehensive, easy-to-use online directory of resources for farmers, ranchers and their families who are experiencing stress and mental health challenges. The directory,...
Farm Bureau Coalition Comments on Chinese Flea Beetle Proposal from USDA-APHIS
Recently Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation submitted coalition comments opposing USDA-APHIS proposed release of Bikasha collaris (Chinese flea beetle) and Gidurtha fusca moth as a biological control for tallow trees. While the signing organizations understand the...
Governor Signs Legislation into Law
Governor Tate Reeves signed two pieces of Farm Bureau supported legislation into law on their deadline day, April 22, 2021. The Mississippi Infrastructure Investment Act of 2021 (SB 2825) The five main tenets of the bill are as follows: The bill moves weight...
Mississippi Legislature Adjourns 2021 Regular Session
The 2021 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature adjourned Sine Die on Thursday, April 1, 2021. The session ending came after the legislature worked through extremely difficult logistics of COVID-19 and one of Mississippi’s worst winter storms. The session...
Wicker Honored with Farm Bureau Golden Plow Award
The American Farm Bureau Federation and Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation today presented Sen. Roger Wicker with AFBF’s Golden Plow award. The Golden Plow is the highest honor the organization gives to sitting members of Congress. “Our nation needs more leaders like...
Statement from MFBF on Senate Bill 2825: Mississippi Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act of 2021
A statement from the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation on the Mississippi Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act of 2021: Moving commodities to market that supply food, fiber and shelter is vital for Mississippi farmers, ranchers, loggers and Mississippi Farm...