AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoFarm & Labor: Five Black farmworkers in Mississippi sue employer Gregory Carr, alleging discrimination that led to lower pay than white South African workers hired via the H-2A visa program. Food Supply Chain: U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Sen. Adam Schiff introduced the American Food Supply Chain Resiliency Act to make USDA’s Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure program permanent and create Regional Food Systems Hubs, aiming to expand markets for small and mid-sized producers. Coastal & Aquaculture: Spat-Tech and the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources deployed more than 30 million oyster spat into the Mississippi Sound to restart commercial oyster harvests after a long shortage. Weather & Health: A Saharan dust plume is forecast to reach Mississippi this weekend into early next week, potentially affecting air quality and sunsets. Legal/Transport: A trucking company tied to an Interstate 20 pileup can’t dodge a $2.8 million default judgment, with the Fifth Circuit denying a do-over. Cybersecurity: A report says Mississippi and South Carolina lag on email security safeguards, leaving many large businesses exposed to phishing and fraud.
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