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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.


IN BUILD UP TO WRITING AG PRODUCTION LAW, HYDE-SMITH ADDRESSES AT-RISK RURAL HOSPITALS

IN BUILD UP TO WRITING AG PRODUCTION LAW, HYDE-SMITH ADDRESSES AT-RISK RURAL HOSPITALS
 
Senate Ag Committee Hosts 2023 Farm Bill Hearing Focused on Rural Development Programs

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Video:  Senator Hyde-Smith Questions USDA Requirements to Access Federal Aid for Rural Hospitals.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a hearing in the building up to writing the nation’s agriculture production law, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today used the dire outlook of rural hospitals in Mississippi to show why the 2023...

MISS. LAWMAKERS, BICAMERAL COALITION URGE USDA TO PURCHASE CATFISH PRODUCTS

MISS. LAWMAKERS, BICAMERAL COALITION URGE USDA TO PURCHASE CATFISH PRODUCTS

Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Palazzo, Kelly & Guest Continue Advocacy for Miss. Commodity

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) are part of a bicameral coalition encouraging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help facilitate domestic consumption of U.S. farm-raised catfish...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS ‘RURAL JOBS ACT’

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS ‘RURAL JOBS ACT’

Bipartisan Bill Would Focus New Market Tax Credits toward Fighting Rural Poverty, Creating Jobs 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored bipartisan legislation to put greater focus on using New Market Tax Credits (NMTC) to increase job-creating investments in rural communities.

The Rural Jobs Act (S.1671) would expand upon the U.S. Treasury Department program by designating $500 million in NMTC investments for “Rural...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE $6.1 MILLION INVESTMENT IN LOWNDES CO. PORT INFRASTRUCTURE

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE $6.1 MILLION INVESTMENT IN LOWNDES CO. PORT INFRASTRUCTURE

Miss. Senators Welcome Improvement for Columbus-based Internal Waterway 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today celebrated a $6.1 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant to improve infrastructure and expand capacity at the Lowndes County Port in Columbus.

The grant was issued by the Maritime Administration through the Port Infrastructure...

Ag leaders are joining the fight in tackling hunger

RFD-TV
 
Ag leaders are joining the fight in tackling hunger
 
Agriculture research development is helping fight global hunger.

By RFD-TV News Staff, Currey McCullough
 
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith joined agriculture leaders in the Magnolia State for a panel discussion about how ag research can help...

Delta State awarded $2M grant to train agricultural pilots

WJTV-TV Jackson

Delta State awarded $2M grant to train agricultural pilots

By Biancca Ball

CLEVELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Delta State University’s (DSU) Department of Commercial Aviation was recently appropriated $2 million by the United States Senate to implement an Agricultural Aircraft Operations...

Residents Continue To Wait For Backwater Pumps

The Yazoo Herald

Residents Continue To Wait For Backwater Pumps

By Jamie Patterson

Residents are still demanding answers and relief when it comes to the status of the Yazoo Backwater Area Pumps Project. 

Town hall meetings and panels of elected and federal officials have recently held meetings...

Hyde-Smith, Wicker praised for hunting, fishing support

Batesville Panolian

Hyde-Smith, Wicker praised for hunting, fishing support

By James L. Cummins 

Earlier this year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) entered into settlement negotiations with activist organizations over a lawsuit regarding the use of traditional ammunition and tackle on...