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.
ARMY CORPS OFFICIAL TO HYDE-SMITH: YAZOO PUMP PROJECT ALIGNED WITH ‘ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE’ GOALS
ARMY CORPS OFFICIAL TO HYDE-SMITH: YAZOO PUMP PROJECT ALIGNED WITH ‘ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE’ GOALS
At Budget Review Hearing, Senator Reassured of Army Corps Commitment to Miss. Delta Project
VIDEO: Hyde-Smith Discusses Yazoo Pumps at Army Corps Budget Review Hearing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Biden administration official today confirmed U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s assertion that the unfinished Yazoo Backwater Area pumps constitute an environmental injustice to Mississippians.
Hyde-Smith (R...
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
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
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...
MS senators call for National Women in Agriculture Day
Vicksburg Daily News
MS senators call for National Women in Agriculture Day
March 24, 2022
By Staff Reports
As part of Women’s History Month and National Agriculture Week, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) cosponsored a bipartisan resolution to designate Mar. 24...
‘Environmental Justice’: Corps officials testify on the Yazoo Pumps Project
Vicksburg Post
‘Environmental Justice’: Corps officials testify on the Yazoo Pumps Project
By Anna Guizerix
Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith pressed U.S. Army Corps officials on environmental justice and the Yazoo Backwater Pumps project this week.
At a Senate Energy and Water Development...
EPA Fiddles as Flood Clock Rolls on Mississippi Delta’s Forgotten Nightmare
Farm Journal
EPA Fiddles as Flood Clock Rolls on Mississippi Delta’s Forgotten Nightmare
By Chris Bennett
If ever a nightmare saga tangled government bureaucracy and politics with science and the backdoor dealings of a federal agency, the Yazoo Backwater Project stands front and center.
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