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.
US Ag Net
Senators: House Should Ensure Farm Payments Not Delayed
Kentucky Ag Connection
Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, Tuesday led Republican members of the Senate Appropriations Committee in pressing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House...
The New Food Economy
A Louisiana spillway helps flood-proof New Orleans. It’s killing Mississippi’s local seafood industry.
The flood-control system meant to protect people and their dwellings has wreaked havoc on coastal ecosystems, killing saltwater species in a deluge of redirected river water...
DeSoto Times-Tribune
Hyde-Smith announces Hernando grant award
Special to the Times-Tribune
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has announced the award of two grants worth $263,202 to provide technical assistance for feasibility studies on expanding economic development in two Northwest...
MISS. LAWMAKERS COMMEND FEDERAL FISHERIES DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI
Wicker, Hyde-Smith & Palazzo Also Fighting for Reforms to Expedite Relief
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Representative Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) today commended U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross for approving a federal fishery disaster declaration for Mississippi.
The legislators had previously encouraged Secretary Ross to approve Governor Phil...
MISS. SENATORS SUPPORT EFFORT TO LOWER INDIAN TARIFFS ON U.S. PECANS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are among 12 Senators from pecan-producing states who are encouraging U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to prioritize a reduction in pecan tariffs as the Trump administration continues trade negotiations with India.
The Senators have signed a letter to Lighthizer stressing the importance of removing existing barriers to the...
HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS ADVANCING AGRICULTURE, TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS BILLS
Panel Also Approves Third Bill with Hyde-Smith Provision to Protect Broadband Funds for Poor & Rural Areas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today supported advancing three FY2020 appropriations bills that would help Mississippi agricultural, transportation, and rural broadband efforts.
With Senate Appropriations Committee approval, the...
HYDE-SMITH CRITICAL OF DEMOCRATIC BLOCKADE OF FY2020 DEFENSE FUNDING PACKAGE
Lack of Minority Support Stops Senate Effort to Move Appropriations Package that also Included Mississippi Flood Control Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today criticized Senate Democrats for blocking an effort to advance a FY2020 funding package for national defense and other priorities, including Army Corps of Engineers projects in...
HYDE-SMITH & SENATE APPROPRIATORS: HOUSE SHOULD SUPPORT FARMERS AND RANCHERS, ENSURE MFP PAYMENTS ARE NOT DELAYED
Senators Call for Replenishment of USDA Commodity Credit Corporation to Help Producers Affected by Tariffs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) late Tuesday joined colleagues on the Senate Appropriations Committee in pressing to ensure Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments for producers are not blocked or delayed in a continuing resolution (CR)...
HYDE-SMITH PRAISES EPA ACTION TO REPEAL OBAMA’S WATERS OF THE U.S. RULE
EPA & Army Corps Agree to Restore Rightful Regulatory Scope of “Navigable Waters”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised action by the Trump administration to overturn President Obama’s overreaching 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.
The EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday announced a two-step rulemaking process to repeal the Obama administration’s unlawful...
HYDE-SMITH: USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS TO SARDIS & HERNANDO GEARED TOWARD FUTURE ECONOMIC GROWTH
Rural Business Development Studies Will Look at Economic Opportunities Related to Sardis Lake, Hernando Recreational Facilities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of two grants worth $263,202 to provide technical assistance for feasibility studies on expanding economic development in two Northwest Mississippi communities.
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