MSU receive grants to help food animal veterinarian shortage

WCBI-TV Columbus 

MSU receive grants to help food animal veterinarian shortage

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Anthony Jenkins

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Healthcare is an issue in many rural areas, but it’s not just human health that’s at issue. In some areas, veterinary care is harder to come by, especially for...

USDA fields questions about plan to slash staff, facilities

Ag Alert

USDA fields questions about plan to slash staff, facilities

By Christine Souza 

As the U.S. Department of Agriculture moves forward with its reorganization, questions remain about how the changes will affect farmers.

“USDA has provided little information about the reorganization, but...

Federal act aims to boost duck numbers

Warren (Pa.) Times Observer

Federal act aims to boost duck numbers

By Tom Burrell

In Pennsylvania, deer get all the attention, but they are not the only game that Commonwealth hunters pursue. Some of us like to chase waterfowl as well, especially ducks. But one of the reasons waterfowl do not get...

US Senate commemorates 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

WJTV-TV Jackson

US Senate commemorates 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

By Kaitlin Howell

WASHINGTON (WJTV) – The U.S. Senate approved a resolution, introduced by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), ahead of the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

The resolution...

Telle confirmed as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works

Magnolia Tribune

Telle confirmed as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works

Telle is a graduate of Mississippi State University and previously served on the staff of former U.S. Senator Thad Cochran.

By Frank Corder

Adam Telle, a former member of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran’s staff, was...

Senators Call for Deployment of Federal Funds to Community Lenders

Mortgage Point

Senators Call for Deployment of Federal Funds to Community Lenders

By Eric C. Peck

U.S. Sens. Mike Crapo and Mark R. Warner, Co-Chairs of the Senate Community Development Finance Caucus, are leading a bipartisan group of Senators in a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB)...

SENATE PASSES RESOLUTION DESIGNATING TELEHEALTH AWARENESS WEEK

SENATE PASSES RESOLUTION DESIGNATING TELEHEALTH AWARENESS WEEK

Resolution Will Help More Americans Learn About Accessing Care Through Telehealth

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate today passed a bipartisan resolution authored by U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) designating September 15-21 as “Telehealth Awareness Week.” 

S.Res.417 recognizes that telehealth has helped millions of Americans across the country access quality health care and has become a critical...