Senator Hyde-Smith believes the Unites States is strong when agriculture and rural America are strong. The Senator understands the unique challenges faced by rural Mississippi to provide residents with basic services, infrastructure, education, and health care. She supports policies that will allow rural communities to expand economically. The federal government should not be a roadblock to the growth and wellbeing of rural America.
MISS. LAWMAKERS, BICAMERAL COALITION URGE USDA TO PURCHASE CATFISH PRODUCTS
MISS. LAWMAKERS, BICAMERAL COALITION URGE USDA TO PURCHASE CATFISH PRODUCTS
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Palazzo, Kelly & Guest Continue Advocacy for Miss. Commodity
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) are part of a bicameral coalition encouraging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help facilitate domestic consumption of U.S. farm-raised catfish...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH APPLAUD $185 MILLION IN TAX CREDITS TO PROMOTE JOBS IN DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH APPLAUD $185 MILLION IN TAX CREDITS TO PROMOTE JOBS IN DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES
Four Miss. Institutions Guaranteed New Market Tax Credit Program Resources
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), members of the Senate Community Development Finance Caucus, today applauded the award of $185 million in New Market Tax Credits (NMTC) to four Mississippi-based institutions that will use it as leverage to support economic growth in...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE $6.1 MILLION INVESTMENT IN LOWNDES CO. PORT INFRASTRUCTURE
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE $6.1 MILLION INVESTMENT IN LOWNDES CO. PORT INFRASTRUCTURE
Miss. Senators Welcome Improvement for Columbus-based Internal Waterway
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today celebrated a $6.1 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant to improve infrastructure and expand capacity at the Lowndes County Port in Columbus.
The grant was issued by the Maritime Administration through the Port Infrastructure...
Details shared with community about new Yazoo Backwater pump plan
WAPT-TV Jackson
Details shared with community about new Yazoo Backwater pump plan
Project involves installing pumps to prevent flooding
Madeleine Nolan, Reporter
VICKSBURG, Miss. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency held the last of three community...
‘Thank You’: Community, state officials react to Yazoo Backwater proposal
Vicksburg Post
‘Thank You’: Community, state officials react to Yazoo Backwater proposal
By Anna Guizerix
Eagle Lake resident Ken Klaus, whose home has been impacted by Yazoo Backwater floods for decades, has seen plenty of proposals for the pumps project come and go over the past 30 years. The...
Farm Bureau, NFU agree on farm bill; commodity groups provide details
Hagstrom Report
Farm Bureau, NFU agree on farm bill; commodity groups provide details
The Hagstrom Report
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 | Volume 14 Number 87
At a Senate Agriculture subcommittee hearing on producer perspectives on the farm bill safety net Tuesday, Zippy Duvall, president of the...