Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
U.S. Senate confirms Bill Renick to serve on TVA board of directors
By Taylor Vance
JACKSON — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Bill Renick, a former state legislator and mayor of Ashland, to the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Board of Directors.
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Washington Post
Opinion | Wanted: More livestock veterinarians in rural communities
By Cindy Hyde-Smith
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is the former Mississippi commissioner of agriculture and commerce and serves on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and the Senate...
National Public Radio
There's a shortage of vets to treat farm animals. Pandemic pets are partly to blame
By Scott Neuman
One night last spring, Andy Berry, a livestock farmer in Mississippi, was working the phone. One of his cows was experiencing a life-threatening breech birth and his regular...
USAgNet
Senators Opposed to Mexico's Proposed Ban on GE Corn
USAgNet
U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) led a bipartisan letter with 24 of their Senate colleagues to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) expressing...
Oxford Eagle
Hyde-Smith turns attention to lack of large animal vets
By Jake Davis
Veterinarians for large farm animals are in short supply.
Across the nation, fewer and fewer veterinary students choose to pursue careers as large animals veterinarians each year, leading to a massive shortage of...
WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
Federal cattle ‘Price Discovery and Transparency Act’ proposed
Legislation would shine brighter light on cattle costs
VIDEO: https://www.wdam.com/video/2022/12/17/legislation-would-shine-brighter-light-cattle-costs/
By Emily Blackmarr
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - U.S. Sen...
Craig (Colo.) Daily Press
Boebert proposes bill to ban taxpayer-funded abortions for illegal immigrants
Staff report
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, introduced a bill on Thursday, Dec. 15, that if passed, would prohibit federal agencies from using tax dollars to transport illegal...
Morning Ag Clips
Rural veterinary shortages create risks for U.S. food system, report says
More than 500 counties across the U.S. have shortages of food animal veterinarians, according to the report
By Farm Journal Foundation
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is facing an alarming shortfall of...
Sierra Sun Times
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley Applaud Passage of Legislation Awarding Congressional Gold Medal to Heroes Killed in 2012 Benghazi Consulate Attack
Published: Wednesday, 14 December 2022 05:43
December 14, 2022 - Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff...
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
'He saw something in me when no one else did': World reacts to death of Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach
By Michael Katz
Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach, 61, died Monday night following complications from a medical issue he suffered...
