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 APPLAUDS NEW RULE TO REPLACE ‘WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES’ DEFINITION
HYDE-SMITH APPLAUDS NEW RULE TO REPLACE ‘WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES’ DEFINITION
Miss. Senator Says Trump Regulatory Relief Initiative Stops Obama WOTUS Overreach
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today applauded the release of a final rule to replace the Obama-era Waters of the United States (WOTUS) scheme that greatly expanded federal regulatory control over state waters, including farm ditches.
Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Agriculture Committee, said the new Navig...
HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON FINAL PASSAGE OF USMCA TRADE PACT LEGISLATION
HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON FINAL PASSAGE OF USMCA TRADE PACT LEGISLATION
Miss. Senator Celebrates Benefits for Mississippi Manufacturing, Agriculture, E-Commerce
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee, today issued the following statement regarding final passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA):
“My vote for the USMCA is one of the best I’ve taken because I am certain it will benefit and grow the billions of...
HYDE-SMITH VOTES WITH APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE TO ADVANCE USMCA TRADE PACT
HYDE-SMITH VOTES WITH APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE TO ADVANCE USMCA TRADE PACT
Vote Puts US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement Closer to Final Approval
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith remarks on Senate Appropriations Committee advancing USMCA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today supported Senate Appropriations Committee approval of legislation to implement the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a trade pact that holds the promise of expanding markets for agricultural...
Senators Target Telehealth Access for Farmers, Loggers and Fishermen
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Senators Target Telehealth Access for Farmers, Loggers and Fishermen
By Eric Wicklund
June 16, 2020 - Lawmakers are looking to extend telehealth into rural parts of America to improve access for people in need of mental health services.
A group of Senators last week...
VIDEO: Hyde-Smith urges pump advocates to keep making their voices heard
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VIDEO: Hyde-Smith urges pump advocates to keep making their voices heard
By Staff Reports
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) Thursday urged state residents to not miss the June 15 deadline to submit public comments on a new review on the Yazoo Backwater Area...
USDA food box program delivers 5m boxes
Feedstuffs
USDA food box program delivers 5m boxes
First round of $1 billion in Farmers to Families Food Box Program funding ends June 30, with some contracts extended starting June 15.
Bu Jacqui Fatka
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program has distributed more...