USDA Purchase Decision Should Benefit Producers
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) indicated that catfish and shrimp producers in Mississippi should benefit from a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agreement to purchase up to $30 million in farm-raised catfish products and $25 million in Gulf shrimp for distribution to various nutrition assistance programs, including charitable institutions. The USDA informed Hyde-Smith of […]
Yazoo Backwater Area Water Management Project
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Sign Record of Decision On January 16th, Maj. Gen. Kimberly A. Peeples, Commander of the Mississippi Valley Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, officially signed the Record of Decision for the Yazoo Backwater Area Water Management Project, effectively clearing the path for the building of the project since […]