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 BACKS BILL TO PROTECT CATTLE GROWERS FROM DEALERS WHO DEFAULT
HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO PROTECT CATTLE GROWERS FROM DEALERS WHO DEFAULT
Miss. Senator Signs as Original Cosponsor of the Securing All Livestock Equitably (SALE) Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that she is an original cosponsor of legislation to help protect cattle growers from dealers who default on their payments.
The Securing All Livestock Equitably (SALE) Act (S.3419) would establish dealer statutory trusts, much like the statutory trusts now...
ARMY CORPS HEAD TO HYDE-SMITH: ‘IT’S TIME TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN’ WITH YAZOO BACKWATER PUMPS
ARMY CORPS HEAD TO HYDE-SMITH: ‘IT’S TIME TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN’ WITH YAZOO BACKWATER PUMPS
Commitments Made at Hearing as Hyde-Smith Stresses South Miss. Delta ‘Simply Cannot Sustain This Flooding’
VIDEO CLIP: Hyde-Smith Receives Army Corps’ Commitments on Yazoo Backwater Pumps
FULL VIDEO: Hyde-Smith Addresses Yazoo Backwater Flooding at Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today prompted strong commitments from the leadership of the U.S. Army Corps of...
HYDE-SMITH CONCERNED WITH DECISION TO LIFT BRAZILIAN BEEF BAN
HYDE-SMITH CONCERNED WITH DECISION TO LIFT BRAZILIAN BEEF BAN
Hyde-Smith and 14 Other Senators Question Ability of Brazil to Meet U.S. Food Safety Standards Consistently
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is among a bipartisan group of Senators who are suggesting the U.S. Department of Agriculture may need a complete verification process before lifting a ban on Brazilian raw beef imports.
Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee, signed a letter to...
$14.1M awarded to Alcorn & Pontotoc counties for rural water improvements
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$14.1M awarded to Alcorn & Pontotoc counties for rural water improvements
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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Monday, Alcorn and Pontotoc counties were awarded the amount of $14.1 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture grant and loan funding for water infrastructure improvements.
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Senators urge cotton, textiles assistance under COVID-19 relief
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Senators urge cotton, textiles assistance under COVID-19 relief
Home Textiles Today Staff • July 15, 2020
Washington – Two U.S. Senators are leading a bipartisan push to include aid for the cotton and textile industries in the next COVID-19 relief package.
Senators Thom...
Bipartisan Push for Cotton and Textile Industry Assistance in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
Cotton Grower
Bipartisan Push for Cotton and Textile Industry Assistance in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
By Cotton Grower Staff
U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Mark Warner (D-VA) recently led a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urging...