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.


Trade war hits home

The Enterprise-Toscin, Indianola
 
Trade war hits home
 
China’s counterpunch could land right in county’s breadbasket
 
By Bryan Davis, publisher
 
Not much of what happens in Sunflower County has anything to do with the price of tea in China.
 
But a lot of what happens here, as well as in other...

Rosedale Ports Given Funding for Dredging

Bolivar Commercial
 
Rosedale Ports Given Funding for Dredging
 
By Courtney Warren
 
On Monday, the Corps of Engineers released its FY2018 Work Plan, which outlines additional funding for ongoing Civil Works projects, investing an additional $55.9 million in Mississippi to support infrastructure...

Opinion | Why does Congress quit in August?

Memphis Commercial Appeal
 
Opinion | Why does Congress quit in August?
 
Cindy Hyde-Smith, Guest columnist
 
The congressional tradition of escaping the nation’s capital in August dates back to the time before air conditioning when Senators would race home before the summer heat reached its peak.
 
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