American Ag Network
USDA Launches Great American Cotton Plan to Revitalize Cotton Farm Economy
By Jesse Allen
(WASHINGTON D.C.) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday unveiled the Great American Cotton Plan, a sweeping initiative aimed at reversing years of financial losses for...
Politico
The White House wants to eliminate housing funds. Republicans aren’t having it.
The presidential budget put GOP lawmakers in an awkward position.
By Cassandra Dumay
Republican lawmakers are publicly criticizing White House proposals to scrap federal programs that help build and...
The Fence Post
Hyde-Smith: Speed up H-2A processing
Hagstrom Report
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., on Tuesday told Labor Department Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling that the Labor Department needs to speed up the processing of the H-2A visas that bring foreign agricultural workers into the...
Wood Central
US Senator Tells Housing Department to Make Mass Timber Mainstream
Mississippi Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith uses FY2027 appropriations hearing to press HUD Secretary Scott Turner on Forest Service, state commissions and builder engagement around mass timber for US affordable housing.
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Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann dedicates Saltillo fire station named in his honor
By William Moore
SALTILLO – Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, who helped Saltillo secure $1.5 million in state legislative funds for its first standalone fire station...
Wyoming Livestock Roundup
National Beef Month: Support American producers and celebrate the beef industry during the month of May
By Wyoming Livestock Roundup
Each May, the U.S. observes National Beef Month to recognize the importance of the nation’s cattle industry and to celebrate hardworking...
National Parks Traveler
Congress Designates May 16 As National Kids To Parks Day
By NPT Staff
Congress has designated Saturday, May 16, as National Kids to Parks Day. The U.S. Senate unanimously approved the bipartisan resolution to encourage children and families across the country to spend more...
Brownfield Ag News
Cotton tax credit bill gaining momentum in Congress, NCC says support growing
By Carah Hart Filed
The vice president of Washington Operations for the National Cotton Council says a bill incentivizing the use of U.S. – grown cotton through tax credits continues to build support...
Houston (Texas) Chronicle
Cuts to housing programs in Texas, other states meets pushback in Congress
HUD Secretary Scott Turner, of Texas, has pushed cuts that activists warn will decimate housing programs for the homeless, seniors and low-income families.
By James Osborne
U.S. Housing and Urban...
WJTV-TV Jackson
24 Mississippi airports receive $20M for improvements
By Sethanie Smith
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Twenty-four municipal airfields in Mississippi were awarded more than $20 million for facility improvements.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the third round of...
