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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.


HYDE-SMITH:  USDA MUST ACT TO OFFSET CATFISH LOSSES DUE TO BIRD PREDATION

HYDE-SMITH:  USDA MUST ACT TO OFFSET CATFISH LOSSES DUE TO BIRD PREDATION

Senator Seeks Commitment from USDA General Counsel Nominee to Follow Congressional Directive

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VIDEO:  Hyde-Smith Outlines Need for USDA Action on Catfish Production Losses.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today highlighted the staggering losses caused by bird predation on Mississippi catfish ponds in an effort to prod the U.S. Department of Agriculture to cover those costs under an emergency...

HYDE-SMITH PROMOTES FOREST SERVICE-USDA EFFORTS TO DELIVER COVID RECOVERY HELP TO TIMBER HARVESTERS, HAULERS

HYDE-SMITH PROMOTES FOREST SERVICE-USDA EFFORTS TO DELIVER COVID RECOVERY HELP TO TIMBER HARVESTERS, HAULERS

Senator Also Resumes Press for Forest Service Action on Okhissa Lake Land Transfer

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VIDEO:  Hyde-Smith Discusses COVID Recovery Aid for Timber Harvesters, Haulers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged continued interagency cooperation on the delivery of COVID-19 economic recovery resources appropriated by Congress last year for timber harvesting...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH:  LOUISVILLE COMPANY TO PRODUCE MODERN CONTAINER HANDLER PROTOTYPE FOR THE U.S. ARMY  

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH:  LOUISVILLE COMPANY TO PRODUCE MODERN CONTAINER HANDLER PROTOTYPE FOR THE U.S. ARMY  

Taylor Defense Products Tasked with Developing Updated Military Mobility Vehicle 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today applauded the award of a $1.27 million contract to Taylor Defense Products in Louisville to develop a prototype for a modernized Rough Terrain Container Handler (RTCH) for the U.S. Army.

The Taylor Defense prototype...

Yazoo Backwater: EPA Decision Halts Construction of Pumps

Delta Business Journal

Yazoo Backwater: EPA Decision Halts Construction of Pumps

By Becky Gillette

There was light at the end of the tunnel. Now it is dark again. That is how the recent decision by the EPA to veto the Yazoo Backwater Pumps flood control project for the second time was described...

Yazoo Backwater: EPA Decision Halts Construction of Pumps

Delta Business Journal

Yazoo Backwater: EPA Decision Halts Construction of Pumps

By Becky Gillette

There was light at the end of the tunnel. Now it is dark again. That is how the recent decision by the EPA to veto the Yazoo Backwater Pumps flood control project for the second time was described...