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.


HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO EASE REGULATIONS ON LIVESTOCK HAULERS

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO EASE REGULATIONS ON LIVESTOCK HAULERS
 
Mandatory Monitoring & Rest Requirements Discount Danger to Livestock
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that she has cosponsored legislation to make commonsense regulatory changes for livestock haulers, who face the prospect of complying with strict rules regarding electronic monitoring and hours of service.
 
The Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act (S.2938) would require...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE BUDGET-NEUTRAL, BIPARTISAN FARM BILL

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE BUDGET-NEUTRAL, BIPARTISAN FARM BILL
 
Senate Ag Committee Bill Includes Hyde-Smith Amendments and Programs Important to Mississippi

 

Senate Ag Committee Bill Includes Hyde-Smith Amendments and Programs Important to Mississippi

Watch Senator Hyde-Smith Post-Markup Statement:  https://youtu.be/SOTXnrmgq9g
Watch Senator Hyde-Smith Opening Statement:  https://youtu.be/wCTFctssZAo
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to advance a new five-year farm bill authorizing a broad array of policies and programs important to Mississippi...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE BUDGET-NEUTRAL, BIPARTISAN FARM BILL

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE BUDGET-NEUTRAL, BIPARTISAN FARM BILL
 
Senate Ag Committee Bill Includes Hyde-Smith Amendments and Programs Important to Mississippi

 

Senate Ag Committee Bill Includes Hyde-Smith Amendments and Programs Important to Mississippi

Watch Senator Hyde-Smith Post-Markup Statement:  https://youtu.be/SOTXnrmgq9g
Watch Senator Hyde-Smith Opening Statement:  https://youtu.be/wCTFctssZAo
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to advance a new five-year farm bill authorizing a broad array of policies and programs important to Mississippi...

Bonnet Carre Spillway shut down as river falls below flood stage

Mississippi Business Journal

Bonnet Carre Spillway shut down as river falls below flood stage

By Jack Weatherly

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the weekend completed the shutdown of the Bonnet Carre Spillway north of New Orleans, starting a process that will lead to the return of normal...

Legislators Reintroduce CO2 Regulatory Certainty Act

US Ag Net

Legislators Reintroduce CO2 Regulatory Certainty Act

North Dakota Ag Connection

Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) Thursday reintroduced their legislation, the CO2 Regulatory Certainty Act, to direct the Department of Treasury to use its...