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.
(March 19 to August 15, 2025, the USDA Farm Service Agency is issuing up to $10 billion in direct payments to eligible agricultural producers of eligible commodities for the 2024 crop year through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program. Senator Hyde-Smith fought to get this assistance enacted in December 2024. These one-time economic assistance payments will help eligible commodity producers in Mississippi mitigate the impacts of increased input costs and falling commodity prices. Learn more: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/ecap)
HYDE-SMITH APPEALS FOR BIPARTISAN COOPERATION ON STALLED COVID RELIEF
HYDE-SMITH APPEALS FOR BIPARTISAN COOPERATION ON STALLED COVID RELIEF
Support for Bipartisan Jobless Benefits Amendment Grinds Senate to a Halt
VIDEO: Hyde-Smith Appeals for Bipartisanship on COVID Legislation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Friday appealed for a bipartisan COVID-19 relief package as Senate Democrats stopped floor action in an effort to quash a bipartisan amendment on unemployment benefits.
“You know, when I got here, I intended to come and...
HYDE-SMITH OPPOSES POSSIBLE DUTIES ON PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS
HYDE-SMITH OPPOSES POSSIBLE DUTIES ON PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS
Miss. Senator Joins Letter Highlighting Hardships on U.S. Farmers if Penalties Imposed
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has signed a letter calling on the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to oppose imposing countervailing duties on Moroccan phosphate fertilizers, fees that would adversely affect the availability and affordability of fertilizers for Mississippi farmers and ranchers.
“The rising costs...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & GUEST ANNOUNCE $5.26 MILLION FOR RURAL HEALTH, EDUCATION PROJECTS
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & GUEST ANNOUNCE $5.26 MILLION FOR RURAL HEALTH, EDUCATION PROJECTS
USDA Rural Development Provides Funds to Improve Telemedicine, Distance Learning Capabilities Across Mississippi
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), with U.S. Representative Michael Guest (R-Miss.), today welcomed the award of more than $5.26 million to boost rural telemedicine and distance learning capabilities across Mississippi.
The U.S. Department of...
Biden vetoes ESG resolution
Magnolia Tribune
Biden vetoes ESG resolution
The U.S. House is expected to attempt to override the President’s first veto later this week but getting the two-thirds vote necessary doesn’t appear likely.
By: Frank Corder
President Joe Biden (D) issued his first veto on Monday, over two years into...
Sec. Vilsack is in the hot seat as ag leaders say should be top priority for the Farm Bill
RFD-TV
Sec. Vilsack is in the hot seat as ag leaders say should be top priority for the Farm Bill
RFD-TV News Staff, Currey McCullough
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack testified before the Senate Agriculture Committee. The main topics centered around hat should be in the next Farm Bill as well as...
Vilsack takes small farm message to Senate ag
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Vilsack takes small farm message to Senate ag
By Jerry Hagstrom, The Hagstrom Report
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told the Senate Agriculture Committee today that the next farm bill should create more markets for small- and medium-sized farmers. When he got some pushback from...