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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Thursday June 06, 2024 ( 2 items )  

HYDE-SMITH, PANEL STRESS NEED FOR NEW FARM BILL TO SUPPORT YOUNG FARMERS, RANCHERS
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Senate Agriculture Hearing Includes Testimony from Young Noxubee Co. Farmer VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Opens Hearing on Clearing Path for Young Farmers, Ranchers.VIDEO: Opening Statement of Witness Christian Good of Macon, Miss.VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith and Christian Good Discuss the Challenges of Catfish Farming. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today stressed the need for Congress to use a ne  more

Tuberville Questions Farmers on Industry Challenges
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) questioned Christian Good, Owner of Christian Good Farms in Mississippi, on the challenges and opportunities in agriculture for young and beginning farmers during a Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade hearing. The top concerns of many young producers are access to capital, farmland, and base acres to then qualify for commodity programs  more