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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, COMMITTEE APPROVE AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS MEASURE

HYDE-SMITH, COMMITTEE APPROVE AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS MEASURE

Miss. Senator Serves on Subcommittee that Crafted FY2025 Agriculture, Rural Development Appropriations Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday helped provide unanimous committee approval of funding legislation that supports agricultural and rural development needs in Mississippi.

Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee that drafted the FY2025 Agriculture, Rural...

POINTING TO SEPT. DEADLINE, HYDE-SMITH URGES SENATE ACTION ON NEW FARM BILL

POINTING TO SEPT. DEADLINE, HYDE-SMITH URGES SENATE ACTION ON NEW FARM BILL

In Floor Speech, Miss. Senator Says Move Away from Partisan Disagreements & Work on Finding Common Ground

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Encourages Senate to Act Soon on Writing a New Farm Bill.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today encouraged her fellow Senators to move past partisan differences and begin real work to write a new Farm Bill.

In a...

MISS. LAWMAKERS DEMAND EPA RESCIND ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANDATES

MISS. LAWMAKERS DEMAND EPA RESCIND ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANDATES

Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Kelly, Guest & Ezell Register Opposition to Rule Targeting Pickups, Trucks, Tractors, Semis and Buses

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Michael Guest (R-Miss.), and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) are among 157 lawmakers demanding the Biden administration overturn its de facto electric mandate on trucks, tractors, buses and...

Ag Pilot Rosters Growing from DSU Program

Delta Democrat Times (Greenville, MS)

Ag Pilot Rosters Growing from DSU Program

BY Jay Fletcher

The Agricultural Aviation Certification Ceremony at Delta State University’s Hanger at the Cleveland airport was packed with the families of 11 new agriculture pilots.

Two of the graduates were from...

Pine Beetle Issue Costly For Madison, Ridgeland And Others Affected

Northside Sun

Pine Beetle Issue Costly For Madison, Ridgeland And Others Affected

By Nell Luter Floyd

The city of Madison has spent about $80,000 cutting pine trees that pose a hazard along roadways, and that’s just a start.

“We’re looking at in excess of $1 million to remove all the dead trees...

Hyde-Smith Helps DSU Celebrate Another Class of Ag Aviation Grads

Indianola Enterprise-Tocsin

Hyde-Smith Helps DSU Celebrate Another Class of Ag Aviation Grads

By Jay Fletcher

The Delta State University Aviation Certification Ceremony felt more like a family reunion than a graduation event. 

A family reunion of pilots one might say. 

The bonds that were...

Strengthening Crop Insurance

Leader’s Edge

Strengthening Crop Insurance

Eight Republican senators have introduced legislation to help farmers afford more crop coverage.

By Blaire Bartlett

In early April, Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) introduced legislation that would strengthen crop insurance and make higher levels of coverage...

Army Corps updates include Backwater Area Project

Vicksburg Post

Army Corps updates include Backwater Area Project

By Miranda Willson

The Army Corps of Engineers updated lawmakers on hot-button water and energy projects recently, including a World War II-era flood-control proposal.

The agency plans to issue a draft environmental impact...

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES KEY STEP TOWARD YAZOO BACKWATER AREA FLOOD SOLUTION

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES KEY STEP TOWARD YAZOO BACKWATER AREA FLOOD SOLUTION

Army Corps Releases Draft EIS for New Plan to Alleviate Yazoo Backwater Area Flooding, Rules Out Do-Nothing & No-Pumps Approaches

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the release of a key draft environmental impact statement (EIS) to address the recurring backwater flooding in the south Mississippi Delta.

The Yazoo Backwater Area Water Management Project, prepared by the U.S. Army...