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. SENATORS, COLLEAGUES RECOGNIZE AUGUST AS NATIONAL CATFISH MONTH
MISS. SENATORS, COLLEAGUES RECOGNIZE AUGUST AS NATIONAL CATFISH MONTH
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), U.S. Senator Rafael Warnock (R-Ga.), and other Senate colleagues today praised Senate passage of their resolution to designate August 2021 as National Catfish Month.
The resolution recognizes the importance of catfish farmers and workers, and commends the contributions of the farm-raised catfish industry to the economy. The resolution (...
HYDE-SMITH CASTS AN EMPHATIC “NO” VOTE ON DEMS’ $4 TRILLION RECKLESS TAX & SPENDING SPREE
HYDE-SMITH CASTS AN EMPHATIC “NO” VOTE ON DEMS’ $4 TRILLION RECKLESS TAX & SPENDING SPREE
“There’s an old saying that money doesn’t grow on trees. This is a lesson lost on Democrats…”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cast an emphatic “NO” vote against an astounding FY2022 Reckless Tax and Spending Spree budget resolution that will allow Democrats to impose taxes and new spending exceeding $4.2 trillion to fund a gigantic expansion of federal government programs...
HYDE-SMITH JOINS EFFORT TO PREVENT AG TRADE SUPPRESSION
HYDE-SMITH JOINS EFFORT TO PREVENT AG TRADE SUPPRESSION
EATS Act Would Prevent One State from Imposing Radical Ag Standards on Other States
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) and others in introducing legislation to prohibit states and local governments from interfering with the production or manufacture of agricultural products in other states.
The Exposing Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act would protect...
Mississippi delegation pushes for completion of Yazoo Pumps
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Mississippi delegation pushes for completion of Yazoo Pumps
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, Senator Roger Wicker, and Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs were in attendance for the event.
By Kelly Bennett
The back-and-forth over whether or not to finish the Congress-approved Yazoo...
‘Team Mississippi’ Celebrates Channel Deepening
The Waterways Journal Weekly
‘Team Mississippi’ Celebrates Channel Deepening
By Frank McCormack
The Mississippi River, from its headwaters at Lake Itaska to where its passes stretch into the Gulf of Mexico like a taloned bird’s foot, has played a leading role in the culture, psyche, economy and...
Ask the Master Gardener
Pontotoc Progress
Ask the Master Gardener
By Betty Crane, Ph.D.
Question: What are some current venues for agriculture branching out through the MSU Extension?
Answer: The MSU Extension Service offers varied services for, not only farmers and gardeners, but for those curious about farms and...