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.
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...
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...
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...
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Wicker, Hyde-Smith applaud Senate passage of wildlife conservation bill
By Caleb Salers
Bipartisan legislation that will help conserve wildlife in Mississippi and other states has been unanimously passed by the U.S. Senate.
The Senate approved the America’s...
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...
HYDE-SMITH, CRAMER & OTHERS FILE BICAMERAL AMICUS BRIEF AGAINST SEC CLIMATE DISCLOSURE RULE
Hyde-Smith Previously Critical of SEC Rule Forcing Companies to Submit Climate-Related Info
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and others in filing a bicameral amicus brief against a final rule issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in March requiring publicly traded companies to disclose their greenhouse gas...
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO SUPPORT YOUTH AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS
Miss. Senator Supports Five-Year Extension of USDA Grant Program for 4-H & FFA Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is an original cosponsor of a bill to extend a grant program geared toward supporting agricultural youth and scouting programs in rural communities and small towns.
The Youth Lead Act (S.4499) would reauthorize grants for the National 4–H Council, National Future Farmers of America...
Progressive Farmer
Beginning Farmers Seek a Stronger Safety Net, Better Access to Capital and Crop Insurance
By Chris Clayton
OMAHA (DTN) -- As senators work out their details for a farm bill, young farmers on Tuesday told them about the need for base acres and higher reference prices, as well as...
Agri-Pulse
GOP senators propose subsidy boost for buy-up crop insurance
By Philip Brasher
Some Republicans on the Senate Agriculture Committee are calling for increasing premium subsidies for crop insurance policies that will cover up to 85% of a farmer’s revenue risk without jeopardizing their...
McComb Enterprise-Journal
Log Trucks Able To Use Interstates In Miss.
By Matt Williamson
Log trucks are returning to interstate highways, thanks to recent federal legislation, and can abandon the circuitous routes through cities and towns they had been forced to use.
U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith...
