HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY IN CATTLE PRICING 

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY IN CATTLE PRICING 

Also Joins Request for DOJ Investigation of Potential Anticompetitive Practices by Beef Packers 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to introduce bipartisan legislation to foster efficient markets while increasing competition and transparency among meat packers who purchase livestock directly from independent producers.

The bill would make systemic changes...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $10.3 MILLION FARMERS TO FAMILIES FOOD BOX CONTRACT TO HATTIESBURG-BASED CO.

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $10.3 MILLION FARMERS TO FAMILIES FOOD BOX CONTRACT TO HATTIESBURG-BASED CO.
 
Merchants Foodservice Will Box Surplus Fruits, Dairy & Meat Boxes for Use by Families in Need

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the award of a $10.3 million contract to the Hattiesburg-based Merchants Foodservice to package surplus foodstuffs for use by food banks, community and faith-based organizations, and other non-profits groups serving those in need.

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HYDE-SMITH:  MISS. AGRIBUSINESSES HARMED BY COVID-19 CAN APPLY FOR SBA ASSISTANCE

HYDE-SMITH:  MISS. AGRIBUSINESSES HARMED BY COVID-19 CAN APPLY FOR SBA ASSISTANCE

SBA Reopens Portal to Accept Economic Injury Disaster Loan Applications from Farmers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), today encouraged eligible Mississippi agriculture producers and agribusinesses suffering losses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic to consider applying for assistance through the Small Business Administration (SBA).
 
The SBA on Monday announced that agricultural...

Mississippi lawmakers react to passage of new COVID-19 relief bill

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Mississippi lawmakers react to passage of new COVID-19 relief bill

By Sharie Nicole | December 22, 2020 at 8:32 AM CST - Updated December 22 at 9:23 AM

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi lawmakers are weighing in on the new $900 billion pandemic relief package that Congress...