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Week 12 Legislative Recap: Final Discussions Center Around Fiscal Matters
The 2023 Legislative Session is very close to its final days. As Senators and Representatives complete the final year of this four-year term, the biggest discussion points center around fiscal matters and final deadlines. Friday, March 24, is the deadline for the...
Prentiss County Farm Bureau Celebrates 100 Years
Prentiss County Farm Bureau recently celebrated a century of agriculture in northeast Mississippi with members and friends from around the community. Future farmers and those who’ve made their living for many years in agriculture were excited to attend the...
MFBF to Celebrate National Ag Day
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation will join the Agriculture Council of America in celebrating National Agriculture Day on March 21. This will mark the 50th anniversary of National Ag Day which is celebrated in classrooms and communities across the country. The theme...
Week 11 Legislative Recap: Gov. Reeves Takes Action on 76 Bills
The 2023 Mississippi Legislative Session is nearing the end. The session is two-thirds complete as Senators and Representatives work to finish this final year of their legislative term. A bill that would significantly expand the boundaries of the Capitol Complex...
Why You Should Become a Farm Bureau Member
Each year, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation brings members, legislators, statewide-elected officials and agricultural industry leaders together under one roof for a legislative reception. This effort is made so Farm Bureau members’ voices can be heard as...
AFBF, Other Ag Organizations Send Congressional Leadership Farm Bill Budget Letter
The American Farm Bureau Federation is among 400 farm and industry groups signed onto a letter shared with congressional leadership on agriculture’s budgetary needs in the 2023 Farm Bill. That letter sent to the chairmen and ranking members of both the House and...
MFBF, Alcorn State University Host Legislative Tour in Southwest Mississippi
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation and the Alcorn State University School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences recently hosted a campus visit and tour for Mississippi legislators in Claiborne and Jefferson counties. “I wanted these individuals in the Legislature to see...
Week 10 Legislative Recap: Legislators Wrapping Up Business
The 2023 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature is more than two-thirds complete. Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives are nearing the final, and often most contentious, days of this 90-day session. As bills are continuing in the legislative...
Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Conference Breaks Attendance Record
Young farmers and ranchers gathered in Starkville at the beginning of March to connect, grow and develop their leadership skills. With this many attendees, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Conference boasted its largest...
The Mike Drop: Let’s Make Farmer Mental Health a Priority
Farm and ranch life can be demanding and stressful. Over the past several years, it has reached a critical stage for the folks who grow America’s food with COVID-19 pandemic impacts on top of natural disasters, extreme weather events, financial pressures due to...
Week 9 Legislative Recap: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget Negotiations Underway
As the Mississippi Legislature moved into the third month of this session, legislators are beginning some of the toughest parts of governing. Negotiations for the 2024 Fiscal Year budget are underway. Mississippi has some of the largest financial coffers in history...
Saving Lives with Proper Grain Bin Safety Training
Proper training can mean the difference between life and death. That includes training in how to rescue someone from a grain bin. Knowing this, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation purchased a portable grain bin to make sure local and county fire departments know...