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December 24, 2015

Sen. Wicker lauds Coast Guard reauthorization and support bill

Wicker applauds Coast Guard reauthorization legislation The Senate’s passage on Friday of a measure that would reauthorize and support the Coast Guard was lauded by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS). Wicker, a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, authored several of the provisions in the legislation, H.R. 4188, that focus on increasing…
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December 24, 2015

SALTER: Eat local, buy local Ag to help improve Mississippi economy

Sid Salter: Ag is livelihood of 1 in 5 Mississippians Record yields (46 bushels per acre in 2015 compared to 52 bushels per acre in 2014) in the state’s soybean crops for the past four consecutive growing seasons impacted prices, which Williams said fell precipitously this year: “We are expecting a marketing year average of…