American Ag Network
Fischer, Klobuchar, Hinson, Pingree Celebrate Senate Passage of Resolution to Honor Women Ag Producers
News Release
Posted: January 30, 2026
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate passed a resolution last night celebrating the designation of 2026 as ‘International Year of the Woman...
Magnolia State News
Senate passes FY2026 Defense Appropriations Bill with key funding secured for Mississippi
By Magnolia State News
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has announced the Senate’s passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Appropriations Bill, which contains funding for national...
Delta Business Journal
Hank Reichle: Improving U.S. cotton demand as President and CEO of Staplcotn
By Becky Gillette
Henry N. “Hank” Reichle worked his way up through the ranks at Staplcotn, the nation’s largest and oldest cotton producer’s cooperative, for fourteen years before he was chosen to...
Magnolia Tribune
Yazoo Backwater Pumps, Arkabutla Lake Dam among projects funded in federal appropriations bill signed by Trump
In total, the federal appropriations bill directs more than $184.1 million for 30 authorized U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects in Mississippi.
By Frank Corder
Presi...
Agri-Pulse
Senators urge USDA to restore buy-up coverage for prevented planting
By Noah Wicks
Leaders of the Senate Ag Committee and 17 other senators are asking the Agriculture Department to reverse its decision to remove buy-up coverage on prevented planting.
In a letter to Agriculture...
Magnolia State News
Senators urge USDA to reinstate insurance options for disaster-affected farmers
By Magnolia State News
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi, along with other members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, has called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to restore...
Meridian Star
Federal funding earmarked for Meridian in appropriations bill
By Thomas Howard
A federal appropriations bill passed by the U.S. Senate on Thursday will channel hundreds of millions in science, energy and water spending to the Magnolia State and more than $10 million to Meridian.
T...
Ag Daily
Lawmakers introduce bipartisan rural broadband access bill
By AG DAILY Reporters
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing to extend federal support for broadband infrastructure aimed at improving internet access in rural America.
U.S. Sens. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Elissa...
Farm Journal Ag Web
“Hang On or Get Out:” Cotton Farmers Face the Hardest Decision of Their Lives
After years of losses, debt is piling up and new government payments won’t fill the hole. At a breaking point, more farmers are expected to leave the business this year, some by choice, others forced...
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Mississippi senator cosponsors law giving federal benefits to first responders with cancer
By J.T. Mitchell
With Friday observed as National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is calling attention to a bill she cosponsored that...
