Senator Hyde-Smith believes the Unites States is strong when agriculture and rural America are strong. The Senator understands the unique challenges faced by rural Mississippi to provide residents with basic services, infrastructure, education, and health care. She supports policies that will allow rural communities to expand economically. The federal government should not be a roadblock to the growth and wellbeing of rural America.
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
OUR OPINION: Farm bill will have deep impact on Mississippi
This week, Congress passed a massive piece of legislation that will have a deep impact on the Magnolia State.
The 2018 Farm Bill allocates $867 billion over the next decade on a number of...
Tri-State Livestock News
Trump signs farm bill after ‘Green Acres’ tweet, cites SNAP restrictions
The Hagstrom Report
In a signing ceremony that included remarks on many other topics, President Donald Trump today signed a new five-year farm bill and praised a cutback in food stamp...
Brookhaven Daily Leader
Okhissa land purchase enters first phase
By Adam Northam
A six-month clock is ticking for a regional economic development group’s plan to purchase and develop national forest land around Okhissa Lake in Franklin County.
With President Donald Trump’s signature of...
McComb Enterprise-Journal
Column: Okhissa imagined
By Ernest Herndon
Imagine driving to the north boat ramp at Okhissa Lake and, instead of just a parking lot, bathroom and launch area, you see a large building with a conference center and rustic lodge. Out back on a small peninsula in...
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
What comes first in Mississippi: the chicken, the egg or the SBA poultry loan?
By Sid Salter, Guest Columnist
STARKVILLE — The ancient creation dilemma is based on determining which came first, the chicken or the egg? But in 2018 agribusiness government lending, the...
Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Government Shutdown And How It Affects Mississippi
By Ashley Norwood, MPB News
Mississippians and congressional leaders are reacting to a federal government's shutdown and how it might interrupt services in the state. MPB's Ashley Norwood reports.
In this...
Bolivar Commercial
New farm bill provides funds
By Leah Allen
While living in a rural area is a dream come true for many, it also offers a unique set of challenges to farmers and other in agricultural based communities.
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, which was recently signed...
CQ Roll Call
Preliminary 116th Roster: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
CQ News
Following is a preliminary roster for the 116th Congress for the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, released by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Jan. 3 (Republicans) and by...
CQ Roll Call
Preliminary 116th Roster: Senate Appropriations
CQ News
Following is a preliminary roster for the 116th Congress for the Senate Appropriations Committee, released by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Jan. 3 (Republicans) and by Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., on...
WLOX-TV Biloxi
Sen. Wicker named chairman of commerce committee; Sen. Hyde-Smith expands assignments
By Annie Johnson
MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker was named Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Wednesday. As chairman, Wicker will have broad...
