HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $581,000 TO TACKLE DESTRUCTIVE PLANT PESTS IN MISS.
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $581,000 TO TACKLE DESTRUCTIVE PLANT PESTS IN MISS.
USDA Plant Protection Act Funds Will Support MSU, Miss. Dept. of Agriculture Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will direct more than $581,000 to Mississippi in support of projects to combat pests and diseases that threaten the state’s agricultural foundation.
The USDA Plant Protection Act Section 7721 funding will support...
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS DISASTER REFORESTATION ACT
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS DISASTER REFORESTATION ACT
Bipartisan Measure Would Help Forest Landowners Recover After Natural Disasters
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is supporting legislation to fix the federal tax code that unintentionally penalizes forest landowners who lose timber due to natural disasters.
Hyde-Smith has cosponsored the Disaster Reforestation Act (S.217), a bipartisan bill that would allow forest landowners to deduct the full value of timber destroyed...
HYDE-SMITH JOINS FIGHT TO GIVE FARM FAMILIES, SMALL BUSINESSES FAIR SHOT AT STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
HYDE-SMITH JOINS FIGHT TO GIVE FARM FAMILIES, SMALL BUSINESSES FAIR SHOT AT STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
GAO Also Agrees to Investigate Ed Dept. Delayed & Faulty FAFSA Reform Rollout
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As colleges and students grapple with a botched student aid rollout, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has joined an effort to reverse recent changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process that could reduce or even eliminate access to need-based student aid for farm...
Senators press for AEWR freeze
Agri-Pulse
Senators press for AEWR freeze
By Spencer Chase
Some 16 Republican senators are calling on congressional leaders to move legislation that would freeze the adverse effect wage rate for H-2A workers at 2023 levels.
In a letter to the Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and...
Senators line up to support restoring physician reimbursement cut in Medicare
Medical Economics
Senators line up to support restoring physician reimbursement cut in Medicare
Letter to leadership outlines bleak financial picture for doctors, possible decrease in care for patients.
By Richard Payerchin
At least 32 senators are urging their peers to address the 3.37% cut...
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act Moves to Senate
Ohio Ag Connection
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act Moves to Senate
Ohio Ag Connection
Senate bill S. 1957, Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, gained two more cosponsors from Ohio and Kansas, totaling 13 sponsors to-date.
The identical bill authored by House Ag Chairman G.T. Thompson passed the U.S...