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Senator Hyde-Smith believes the Unites States is strong when agriculture and rural America are strong.  The Senator understands the unique challenges faced by rural Mississippi to provide residents with basic services, infrastructure, education, and health care.  She supports policies that will allow rural communities to expand economically.  The federal government should not be a roadblock to the growth and wellbeing of rural America.


USDA aide says tracking foreign land buyers requires funding

CQ Roll Call

USDA aide says tracking foreign land buyers requires funding

By Ellyn Ferguson, CQ

The Agriculture Department will need funding and up-to-date technology if lawmakers want the agency to track farmland purchases by foreign buyers, especially those with ties to the People’s Republic of...

Senate Ag sets subcommittee rosters

Agri-Pulse

Senate Ag sets subcommittee rosters

By Philip Brasher

The Senate Agriculture Committee on Friday announced the organization of its subcommittees for the new Congress. 

The “subcommittees will play an important role in the committee’s efforts to hear from stakeholders across the...

GOP Senators Offer ‘SHORT’ Act to Stop Gun Owner ‘Harassment’

AmmoLand

GOP Senators Offer ‘SHORT’ Act to Stop Gun Owner ‘Harassment’

Several U.S. Senators are sponsoring legislation to prevent the government from harassing owners of semo-auto rifles. SOLGW SBR Phase 5 Weapon Systems CMSA Stock

By Dave Workman

U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- Seventeen U.S...

Senators Reintroduce Cattle Market Reform Bill

Kanas Ag Connection

Senators Reintroduce Cattle Market Reform Bill

Kansas Ag Connection

U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) Thursday introduced the bipartisan Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2023.

The...

Aiding rural hospitals: Bipartisan effort emerges in Congress

Chief Healthcare Executive 

Aiding rural hospitals: Bipartisan effort emerges in Congress

A group of Democratic and Republican senators are asking the Biden administration to extend a policy that helps rural hospitals retain staff in areas with low wages.

Ny Ron Southwick

While bipartisan...

OUR OPINION: Tornado response shows Mississippi at her best

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo

OUR OPINION: Tornado response shows Mississippi at her best

Daily Journal Editorial Board

The tornadoes that ripped across Mississippi last Friday left a trail of devastation and despair. People lost homes, businesses, valuables and — tragically — their...

Tornado victims encouraged to apply for FEMA assistance

Monroe Journal

Tornado victims encouraged to apply for FEMA assistance

By Ray Van Dusen

ABERDEEN – Monroe County officials are encouraging residents affected by a tornadic storm front that tore through the county on March 24 to file for FEMA assistance as soon as possible. 

Representatives with...

Cooper Tire damage evaluation ongoing; Super Sagless back at work

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo

Cooper Tire damage evaluation ongoing; Super Sagless back at work

By Dennis Seid

TUPELO – While the 1,700 employees at Cooper Tire anxiously await word on when they can return to work, the 220 employees at Super Sagless are back on the job.

A severe...