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.
Aberdeen (S.D.) News
Ranch group grateful for swift Senate action to fix broken cattle markets
May 19, 2020
BILLINGS, Mont. — On May 12, U.S. Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Jon Tester (D-MT), along with Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Tina Smith (D...
Defense News
30 senators to urge FCC to reverse Ligado decision
By Joe Gould
WASHINGTON ― A bipartisan group of 30 senators are expected to send the Federal Communications Commission a letter urging it to reverse course on its decision to allow Ligado to deploy a nationwide mobile broadband...
Indianola Enterprise-Tocsin
Sunflower County to Get Share of Food and Shelter Funds
05/12/2020 - 2:19PM
Mississippi will receive $3.6 million from FEMA’s Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) to assist nonprofits that are helping residents who are experiencing hunger and homelessness.
Sunfl...
Tri-State Livestock News
Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Transparency in Cattle Pricing
News
May 12, 2020 WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) along with his colleagues Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.)...
Fox News
Graham introduces bill to sanction China if it refuses to cooperate on coronavirus investigation
By Adam Shaw
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Tuesday introduced legislation that would allow President Trump to impose a wide range of sanctions on the Chinese government if it refuses to...
Casper (Wyo.) Oil City News
Enzi, Barrasso Ask DOJ to Investigate Beef Packing Sector
By Oil City Staff on May 12, 2020
CASPER, Wyo. – Wyoming U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso have joined a bipartisan group asking the Department of Justice to investigate potential anticompetitive...
WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg-based company awarded $10.3M Farmers to Families Food Box contract
By WDAM Staff
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $10.3 million contract to Hattiesburg-based Merchants Foodservice for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program...
HYDE-SMITH: USDA APPROVES $8.26 MILLION FOR WATER SYSTEMS UPGRADES IN RURAL MISS.
Rural Development Grant-Loan Funds Provided to Five Mississippi Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced $8.26 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture guaranteed loans and grants to support water and wastewater infrastructure projects in five rural Mississippi communities.
Systems in Adams...
Seafood Source
USDA to spend USD 70 million in COVID-19 relief funds on domestic seafood
By Steve Bittenbender
May 5, 2020
The U.S Department of Agriculture announced on Monday, 4 May, it had purchased USD 470 million (EUR 433.4 million) worth of agricultural products as part of its COVID-19...
WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
SBA loans now available for Miss. agribusinesses affected by COVID-19 pandemic
By WDAM Staff
WASHINGTON (WDAM) - The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect the economy, including Mississippi’s agriculture and agribusiness industry.
Assistance through the Small...
