by Alex Lowery | Jan 25, 2019 | News
The Mississippi House Agriculture Committee, led by Chairman Bill Pigott and Vice Chairman Vince Mangold, is doing everything it can to regulate the labeling on “fake meat.” On Wednesday, Mangold presented House Bill 793, also known as the Fake Meat Bill,...
by Alex Lowery | Jan 24, 2019 | News
The Mississippi Senate unanimously passed House Bill 366, also called the Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act, with no changes from the House version. The bill will now move to Gov. Phil Bryant’s desk to be signed into law. “I look forward to signing it at my...
by Alex Lowery | Jan 23, 2019 | News
United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced all Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices nationwide will soon reopen to provide additional administrative services to farmers and ranchers during the lapse in federal funding. Certain FSA offices have been...
by Alex Lowery | Jan 22, 2019 | News
The Mississippi Transportation Committee met and approved the expenditure of the Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund (ERBRF) on Tuesday. The Mississippi Legislature established the ERBRF during the 2018 Special Legislative Session to revitalize and restore public...
by Alex Lowery | Jan 17, 2019 | News
United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that many Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices will reopen temporarily in the coming days to perform certain limited services for farmers and ranchers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recalled...