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 NAMES DOUG DAVIS TO BE CHIEF OF STAFF
HYDE-SMITH NAMES DOUG DAVIS TO BE CHIEF OF STAFF
Outgoing Chief Brad White to Lead Governor-Elect Reeves Transition Operation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today named Doug Davis, a longtime associate and former state senator, as her incoming chief of staff.
Davis, who currently works in Jackson as the Senator’s deputy chief of staff, will replace Brad White, who will be leading the transition for Mississippi Governor-elect Tate Reeves.
“Doug Davis has the...
HYDE-SMITH & MISS. WITNESS SAY MORE COOPERATION NEEDED TO EXPAND RURAL INTERNET ACCESS
HYDE-SMITH & MISS. WITNESS SAY MORE COOPERATION NEEDED TO EXPAND RURAL INTERNET ACCESS
Senate Ag Committee Reviews Implementation of 2018 Farm Bill Rural Development Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following a hearing to examine implementation of rural development programs in the 2018 farm bill, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said federal agencies need more cooperation as...
MISS. LAWMAKERS PRESS FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE TO ADDRESS AVIAN PREDATORS DAMAGE TO LIVESTOCK, AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION
MISS. LAWMAKERS PRESS FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE TO ADDRESS AVIAN PREDATORS DAMAGE TO LIVESTOCK, AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Kelly & Guest Sign Bicameral Letter Urging Agency to Ease Regulatory Burden on Farmers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Representatives Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today encouraged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to rewrite the federal rules that limit the ability of...
Hyde-Smith: USDA Will Provide Direct Support to Catfish Producers Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic
Delta Business Journal
Hyde-Smith: USDA Will Provide Direct Support to Catfish Producers Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic
Business Brief
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised a decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make farm-raised catfish producers eligible for direct...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Palazzo Announce $30M in Aid for U.S. Shrimp Industry
WXXV-TV Gulfport
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Palazzo Announce $30M in Aid for U.S. Shrimp Industry
By WXXV Staff - August 5, 2020
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
$14.1M awarded to Alcorn & Pontotoc counties for rural water improvements
WJTV-TV Jackson
$14.1M awarded to Alcorn & Pontotoc counties for rural water improvements
NEWS
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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