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 announces $10.3M USDA food donation
Brookhaven Daily Leader
Hyde-Smith announces $10.3M USDA food donation
By Gracie Byrne
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith this week announced a $10.3 million donation of surplus foodstuffs by the United States Department of Agriculture.
A contract of more than $10 million was awarded to Hattiesburg-based...
Senate approves bill that will spend $900 m/year on national parks, public lands, without amendment increasing Gulf Coast restoration funding
Associated Press/New Orleans Times-Picayune
Senate approves bill that will spend $900 m/year on national parks, public lands, without amendment increasing Gulf Coast restoration funding
Associated Press and Staff Report
WASHINGTON — The Senate has approved a bipartisan bill that would spend...
Senators Target Telehealth Access for Farmers, Loggers and Fishermen
mHealth Intelligence
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...