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.
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $7.88 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL AIRPORTS
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $7.88 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL AIRPORTS
Miss. Senators Detail Three Grants to Support Air Transportation Upgrades in Greenville, Hattiesburg & Oxford
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., today announced the award of $7,878,974 for improvements to three airports in Mississippi.
The U.S. Department of Transportation, on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), will award the supplemental airport...
WICKER & HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $19.7 MILLION FOR RURAL MISS. WATER, WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS
WICKER & HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $19.7 MILLION FOR RURAL MISS. WATER, WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS
USDA Water and Waste Disposal Funding Awarded for Projects for Lauderdale, Marion, Oktibbeha, Pike & Wilkinson Counties, and City of Senatobia
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of more than $19.7 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development grants and low-interest loans to improve water and wastewater...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME $1.98 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME $1.98 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Rural Development Grants to Support Technology Installation Statewide
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the award of $1,980,417 to support distance learning programs across the entire state. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Rural Development will award the grants.
“These investments from the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Transparency in Cattle Pricing
Tri-State Livestock News
Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Transparency in Cattle Pricing
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May 12, 2020 WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) along with his colleagues Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.)...
Sunflower County to Get Share of Food and Shelter Funds
Indianola Enterprise-Tocsin
Sunflower County to Get Share of Food and Shelter Funds
05/12/2020 - 2:19PM
Mississippi will receive $3.6 million from FEMA’s Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) to assist nonprofits that are helping residents who are experiencing hunger and homelessness.
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Hattiesburg-based company awarded $10.3M Farmers to Families Food Box contract
WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg-based company awarded $10.3M Farmers to Families Food Box contract
By WDAM Staff
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $10.3 million contract to Hattiesburg-based Merchants Foodservice for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program...