Mississippi

Earlier this month, Southwest Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Mississippi Representative Michael Guest introduced bipartisan legislation to permanently authorize the Office of Rural Health within the CDC, ensuring the office remains in place through future presidential administrations.  The...

Five U.S. states have now officially banned lab-grown meat.   Last week, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed a bill prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and distribution of the product.  Earlier this week, Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed a two-year ban into law, followed by strict labeling laws after the law expires.   “The ...

According to the latest census numbers, total sales of aquaculture products in 2023 hit $1.9 billion, an increase of 26% from 2018.  NASS says in 2023, there were 3,453 aquaculture farms with sales in the United States, up 18% during that same time period.  Five st...

Federal officials testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on how they’re dealing with disasters.  Farm Policy News said Georgia and North Carolina senators testified about the devastation facing their farmers after Hurricanes Helene and Milton hit those states this Fall.  Beyond those ...

Industry analysts say the Farm Assistance and Revenue Mitigation Act sponsored by Mississippi Representative Trent Kelly may be too much money for Congress.  The estimated $21 billion cost might make things more difficult for a new farm bill.  Kelly s...

The International Fresh Produce Association and nine co-plaintiffs filed a lawsuit contesting the U.S. Department of Labor’s regulatory overreach and limitations on the freedom of speech of farmers who employ temporary workers.   “DOL is exacerbating an already enormously challenging labor crisis for growers and agriculture employers across the country. This lawsuit ch...

According to data released by ERS earlier this week, food insecurity varies greatly across the nation.  ERS said there are a list of reasons for the difference, including household-level characteristics, State-level characteristics, and State-level policies.  The est...

Earlier this week, USDA Economic Research Service released data showing food insecurity rates across the U.S. The estimated prevalence of food insecurity between 2018–2020 nationwide was 10.7%. Food-insecure households are defined as those that had difficulty at some time during the year providing enough food for all their members because of a lack of resources. The ...

The farming community is trying to address some of the supply chain issues with technological advances. Riley Buss of CHS Inc. said sensors and data are a major part of their supply chain network. "We leverage barges on the Mississippi River to take grain all the way down to Louisiana to enter into the global market.  We ...

The push to improve agriculture transportation infrastructure and access continues nationwide. The American Farm Bureau Federation's Dale Moore said these improvements are vital. He pointed to the aging locks on the Mississippi River system, for example ...