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.
Agri-Pulse
Open Mic: U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss.
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, Republican from Mississippi and former state agriculture commissioner speaks in support of the new farm bill and the Trump trade initiatives.
This week’s guest on Open Mic is US. Senator Cindy Hyde...
Natchez Democrat
Plan for Lake Ohkissa lodge, conference center unveiled
By Kevin Cooper
RIDGELAND — A Franklin County native’s vision for a game-changing development on Lake Ohkissa brought dozens political and business leaders together Friday to publicly unveil the plan and talk about...
Brookhaven Daily Leader
Editorial: Okhissa project will benefit SW Miss
By Our Viewpoint
Franklin County is dreaming big, and if the plans announced by Scenic Rivers Development Alliance come to fruition, those dreams will benefit all of Southwest Mississippi.
SRDA recently announced...
News Mississippi
Hyde-Smith supports permanent “death tax” repeal bill
By Brittany Land
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith cosponsored legislation to repeal the federal estate tax or “death tax” permanently.
Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Death Tax Repeal Act (S.215), which would...
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
This popular Miss. lake may be getting a conference center and lodge
By Brian Broom
Plans for a conference center and lodge at a southwest Mississippi lake could make it a destination for businesses, tourists and outdoors enthusiasts.
A public-private consortium announced...
Northside Sun
Northsiders Plan Franklin County Destination Resort
By Wyatt Emmerich
C Spire is spearheading a public-private partnership to build a beautiful 200-room resort and 1,000-seat conference center on a beautiful spring fed lake in southwest Mississippi.
At a press conference...
McComb Enterprise-Journal
Opinion: Thinking big at Lake Okhissa
by Jack Ryan
After digging into the plans for a conference center and lodge at Lake Okhissa in Franklin County, two things are clear:
The people who came up with the idea deserve praise for thinking big. Really, really big...
News Mississippi
Hyde-Smith to chair Agricultural Subcommittee
By Steven Gagliano
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has been named chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing, and Agriculture Security, a panel with oversight over livestock and dairy...
HYDE-SMITH APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS APPROVED
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate today approved a resolution to confirm the Senate Committee on Appropriations subcommittee assignments for U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.).
“Senators from Mississippi have a proud tradition of serving on the Appropriations Committee, and I look forward to being a good steward of taxpayer dollars as the committee works on fiscal year 2019 bills,” Hyde-Smith said.
Hyde-Smith has been...
HYDE-SMITH STRESSES FARM SAFETY NET & RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AT ‘STATE OF RURAL AMERICA’ HEARING
Watch the video: Senator Hyde-Smith at ‘State of Rural America’ Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today stressed the importance of a farm safety net and rural infrastructure development during her first hearing as a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Hyde-Smith posed several questions to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, who was the sole witness at a...
