Senator Hyde-Smith, a cattle farmer and the former Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, understands the importance of the state’s $7.5 billion agricultural and forestry industries. As a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the Senator will work on legislation, programs, and policies to allow agriculture and related industries to grow in Mississippi and the nation.
The Senator’s record includes protecting private property rights against eminent domain abuses, helping to open foreign markets for Mississippi agricultural products, and supporting country-of-origin labeling.
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Dec. 7, 2023 – 11:22 a.m.
Lawmakers cry foul on USDA changes to stretch disaster aid money
By Ellyn Ferguson, CQ
The Agriculture Department's payment formula for the second phase of the emergency disaster relief program has sparked letters of concern from Republicans and a request for a...
Breitbart
Exclusive — Tom Cotton Issues Plan to Ban U.S. Importation of Chinese Seafood
By John Binder
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) will introduce legislation this week to ban the United States from importing seafood and aquaculture products from China, Breitbart News has exclusively learned.
The...
New York Times
How Did Democrats Lose Control of State Agriculture Policy?
Democrats once dominated statewide elections for the influential post of agriculture commissioner. Now they’re hoping to win just one.
By David W. Chen
Jonathan Robertson was preparing to start the workday on his family...
KFGO Radio Fargo, N.D.
Senators challenge EPA rodenticide restrictions
By Rusty Halvorson
Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MI), along with 15 Senate colleagues, are challenging the EPA to abandon its proposed mitigation measures targeting 11 rodenticides.
In a letter to...
Agri-Pulse
Agri-Pulse Open Mic Interview: Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss.
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This week’s Open Mic guest is Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. The Mississippi Republican stands firm on protecting farmers in her Delta state. She recognizes the financial challenges of writing a new farm bill...
American Ag Network
Rounds Leads Legislation to Address Federal Government Overreach on South Dakota Farmers, Ranchers and Landowners
By Jesse Allen
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced legislation to address federal overreach and provide regulatory certainty to South Dakota...
Agriculture of America
Jesse Allen discusses the day’s top ag news on Agriculture of America, from the American Ag Network.
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On Friday’s AOA, powered by Cenex Premium Diesel, we start the show discussing one year of the Transition...
WTOK-TV Meridian
M.D.A.C hosts hog trapping workshop
By Anna Williams
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -Wild hogs are becoming a large problem for property owners in Mississippi.
Students from Newton County High School Career and Technical Center got the opportunity to learn and become certified in wild...
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES TO ITC: ACCEPT INPUT FROM FERTILIZER USERS AFFECTED BY TARRIFS
Miss. Senator Signs Bicameral Letter to U.S. International Trade Commission
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) recently signed a bicameral letter to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that encourages it to accept input from commodity groups, retailers, and farmers as it reconsiders whether the U.S. fertilizer industry is being harmed by imported fertilizer.
Despite having...
HYDE-SMITH SEEKS ADDITIONAL USDA PURCHASE OF GULF SHRIMP
Miss. Senator Asks Vilsack to Approve Section 32 Purchase to Ease Pressures on Domestic Shrimp Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to approve a request for additional federal purchases of wild-caught shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico.
In a letter issued Thursday, Hyde-Smith asked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to approve a domestic shrimp industry request for...
