Recent rain + flooding challenge Mississippi agriculture
Although favorable spring weather helped many producers plant their corn, cotton and soybean crops early, most growers now need fields to dry out. Well-timed early...
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Cochran votes in favor of Perdue as new Agriculture Secretary
by Sarah Ulmer
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Sen. Thad Cochran has voted to recommend Sonny Perdue, former Georgia Governor, as the next Secretary of Agriculture. ...
HobNob 2015: Economic Growth, Medicaid, Agriculture and Initiative 42 Take Center Stage with Lawmakers, Candidates
by Sarah Ulmer
Jackson, Miss- The 14th Annual Mississippi Economic Council Hob Nob at the Mississippi Coliseum brought together the major state lawmakers and their opposing candidates under...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture: “Probably 70 Percent of Ag Workers Here Illegally”
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has made a swing through the Magnolia state this week talking on numerous topics and had a couple of...
U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Passes Sweeping Farm Bill
by kim
WASHINGTON D.C.–The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee passed the 2013 Farm Bill earlier this week that could have large implications on farmers all over the country....