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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.


Lawmakers cry foul on USDA changes to stretch disaster aid money

CQ News
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...

How Did Democrats Lose Control of State Agriculture Policy?

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...

Senators challenge EPA rodenticide restrictions

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...

M.D.A.C hosts hog trapping workshop

WTOK-TV Meridian

M.D.A.C hosts hog trapping workshop

101723 WTOK Hog Trap

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

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...