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.
MISS. DELEGATION REQUESTS FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION IN WAKE OF DEVASTATING STORMS AND RECORD FLOODING
MISS. DELEGATION REQUESTS FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION IN WAKE OF DEVASTATING STORMS AND RECORD FLOODING
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Mississippi’s congressional delegation, which includes U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), and Michael Guest (R-Miss.), today sent a letter to President Trump requesting full consideration of Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant’s request for a...
HYDE-SMITH DUCK HUNTING SEASON MEASURE SIGNED INTO LAW
HYDE-SMITH DUCK HUNTING SEASON MEASURE SIGNED INTO LAW
President Trump Signs Major Lands Bill, Which Includes Federal Duck Hunting Season Extension, Special Hunts for Vets, Military and Youths
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump today signed into law a major lands bill that includes U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s legislation allowing states to extend duck hunting season to January 31 and to schedule special hunts for military, veterans, and youths.
The Natural Resources Management Act (S...
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS THE MODERNIZING AGRICULTURAL TRANSPORTATION ACT
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS THE MODERNIZING AGRICULTURAL TRANSPORTATION ACT
Bill Seeks to Give Agriculture Sector a Stronger Role in Developing Ag-related Transportation Regulations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today announced her support for legislation to give the agriculture sector a greater voice in setting policies on transporting livestock and agriculture commodities.
Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the...
Finish the Pumps? Rolling Fork residents question EPA officials at public listening session
WLBT-TV Jackson
Finish the Pumps? Rolling Fork residents question EPA officials at public listening session
By Summer Tadlock
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (WLBT) - The Rolling Fork community attended a public listening session Monday night and heard directly from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Resi...
ARC chooses three local professionals for leadership institute
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
ARC chooses three local professionals for leadership institute
By Michaela Gibson Morris
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Three Northeast Mississippians have been chosen to join the first Appalachian Leadership Institute.
The Appalachian Regional Commission...
Senator David Perdue Leads Effort to Lower Indian Pecan Tariffs
Southeast Ag Radio Network
Senator David Perdue Leads Effort to Lower Indian Pecan Tariffs
Southeast Ag Radio Network
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of Sen. David Perdue-Sept. 23, 2019) – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and 11 senators on Friday sent a...