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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.


Senate committee unanimously approves agriculture bill 

Brookhaven Daily Leader

Senate committee unanimously approves agriculture bill 

By Daily Leader Staff   

On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed an appropriations bill that would direct federal investments in agricultural programs in Mississippi.  Committee member Sen. Cindy Hyde...

U.S. Senate introduces Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

Brookhaven Daily Leader

U.S. Senate introduces Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

By Daily Leader Staff

The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (S.1957) was introduced this week by Sen. Roger Marshall M.D. (R-Kan.). Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), of Brookhaven, helped introduce the bipartisan...

Battle over California Prop 12 continues

Farm Progress

Battle over California Prop 12 continues

Republican governors call for congressional action.

By Joshua Baethge

Republican governors from 11 states are calling on Congress to allow pork producers to bypass California’s Proposition 12. The controversial law sets minimum space...

Pump Plans Moving Forward

Delta Business Journal

Pump Plans Moving Forward

By Jack Criss

A proposed water management solution was presented in Vicksburg on May 4 to mitigate flooding in the South Delta. The Yazoo Pumps, long promoted by advocates and residents, now look to be finally completed in the near future...

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS BILL TO STOP BURDENSOME AG ODOR REPORTING REQUIREMENT

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS BILL TO STOP BURDENSOME AG ODOR REPORTING REQUIREMENT

Biden’s EPA Eyes Eliminating Exemption that Protects Farms, Ranches from Reporting Animal Waste Air Emissions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has cosponsored legislation to ensure Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does not impose burdensome animal waste odor reporting requirements on family farmers and ranchers.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of S.2430, a bill introduced by U...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE BILL FUNDING ARMY CORPS WORKS IN MISSISSIPPI

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE BILL FUNDING ARMY CORPS WORKS IN MISSISSIPPI

Senate Committee Approves FY24 Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted with the Senate Appropriations Committee to advance a FY2024 appropriations bill that includes more than $185.7 million for specifically-authorized U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects and activities in Mississippi.

The committee voted 29-0 to advance the FY2024 Energy and...

HYDE-SMITH EXPLORES RURAL WATER PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS IN 2023 FARM BILL

HYDE-SMITH EXPLORES RURAL WATER PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS IN 2023 FARM BILL

071923 Ag Rural Water Hearing
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Explores Improving USDA Rural Water Programs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today explored how the 2023 Farm Bill can maintain and improve rural water programs that serve a large segment of the population in Mississippi and across rural America.

Hyde-Smith participated in a Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy hearing titled, Rural Water...

HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES PUBLIC COMMENT ON YAZOO BACKWATER PLAN AS FEDS TAKE NEXT STEP FORWARD

HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES PUBLIC COMMENT ON YAZOO BACKWATER PLAN AS FEDS TAKE NEXT STEP FORWARD

Army Corps Publishes Notice of Intent to Prep Draft Environmental Impact Statement on New Plan

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged Mississippians to review and comment on a proposed draft environmental impact statement (EIS) required to advance a new plan to bring flood control to the Yazoo Backwater Area.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is accepting public...

HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO BOOST CAPITAL FOR UNDERSERVED SMALL BUSINESSES

HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO BOOST CAPITAL FOR UNDERSERVED SMALL BUSINESSES

Joins Hickenlooper, Braun & Warner on Bill to Establish Dedicated Office of Community Financial Institution at SBA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) last week signed as a lead cosponsor of the Supporting Community Lenders Act, bipartisan legislation to expand credit access to underserved small business owners.

Hyde-Smith, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Mark...

HYDE-SMITH HIGHLIGHTS MISS. BENEFITS IN SENATE AG FUNDING BILL 

HYDE-SMITH HIGHLIGHTS MISS. BENEFITS IN SENATE AG FUNDING BILL 

Miss. Senator Serves on Committee that Approves FY2024 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today welcomed committee passage of an appropriations measure that would direct federal investments in agricultural programs in Mississippi.

Hyde-Smith voted with her committee colleagues to advance the FY2024 Agriculture, Rural...