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, COLLEAGUES ASK LABOR DEPT. TO DITCH DEMOCRAT HEAT RULE PROPOSAL
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES ASK LABOR DEPT. TO DITCH DEMOCRAT HEAT RULE PROPOSAL
Senator Trash Biden-era OSHA Plan as Overbearing, Costly and Impracticable for Businesses and Workers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today added her voice to calls for the U.S. Department of Labor to drop an overbearing proposed heat rule written by the Biden administration and instead develop pragmatic solutions for businesses to follow to protect their workers from heat-related hazards.
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HYDE-SMITH BUILDS SUPPORT FOR HER BILL TO HELP STEM THE DECLINE OF U.S. COTTON
HYDE-SMITH BUILDS SUPPORT FOR HER BILL TO HELP STEM THE DECLINE OF U.S. COTTON
Senate Ag Committee Examines How to Increase Domestic Consumption of U.S.-Grown Products
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today argued that her legislation to incentivize the use of U.S.-grown cotton to stem the decline of domestic cotton production must be...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ASK EPA TO REVERSE BIDEN-ERA VAPOR TESTING REQUIREMENTS
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ASK EPA TO REVERSE BIDEN-ERA VAPOR TESTING REQUIREMENTS
Miss. Senators, Colleagues Say California-inspired Rule Harms Small Businesses, Could Affect Gasoline Availability
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week joined colleagues in asking the Trump administration to reverse a Biden administration rule that imposes costly restrictions on the fuel marketers who transport gasoline from supply terminals to local gas...
Merkley, Bentz introduce bill to expand RFS definition of renewable biomass
Biomass Magazine
Merkley, Bentz introduce bill to expand RFS definition of renewable biomass
BY Erin Krueger
The Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026 was introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate on July 22. The bill aims to expand the Renewable Fuel...
FLA Applauds Bipartisan Introduction of the Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026
ForestLandowners.com
FLA Applauds Bipartisan Introduction of the Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026
July 23, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Forest Landowners Association applauds Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) and Representatives Cliff Bentz (R-OR) and Bennie...
USDA to purchase $20 million in catfish, benefiting Mississippi catfish producers
SuperTalk Mississippi News
USDA to purchase $20 million in catfish, benefiting Mississippi catfish producers
By Griffin Ray
U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will purchase up to $20 million in farm-raised catfish, which will likely...