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 MOVES TO CODIFY OVERSIGHT, REGULATION OF LAB-GROWN MEAT & POULTRY
HYDE-SMITH MOVES TO CODIFY OVERSIGHT, REGULATION OF LAB-GROWN MEAT & POULTRY
Introduces Legislation Placing Inspection, Regulation & Labeling of Cell-Cultured Meat Products under USDA Jurisdiction
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the introduction of legislation giving the U.S. Department of Agriculture primary responsibility to regulate, inspect, and label cell-cultured meat and poultry marketed to the American public.
The Cell-Cultured Meat and...
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE TRUMP INTERIOR SECRETARY PICK
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE TRUMP INTERIOR SECRETARY PICK
Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Also Approves Two Other Long-Delayed Nominations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A day after supporting expedited consideration of President Trump’s nominees, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to advance the nomination of David Bernhardt to be the next Secretary of the Interior.
Hyde-Smith voted with the majority on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to advance Bernhardt...
EPA HEAD TO HYDE-SMITH: AGENCY RECONSIDERING 2008 DECISION THAT HALTED DELTA FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT
EPA HEAD TO HYDE-SMITH: AGENCY RECONSIDERING 2008 DECISION THAT HALTED DELTA FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT
Senator Presses EPA Administrator on Current and Past Flooding Disasters in South Delta
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses Mississippi Flooding with EPA Administrator
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today gained public verification that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reevaluating its 2008 decision to stop a critical flood control project for the...
Congress sends CARES act to President Trump’s desk
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Congress sends CARES act to President Trump’s desk
By Steven Gagliano
* This article has been updated to reflect that President Trump has signed the bill into law.
Shortly after Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, President Trump...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith vote for Coronavirus relief – What’s in it?
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Wicker, Hyde-Smith vote for Coronavirus relief – What’s in it?
By Frank Corder
Mississippi’s U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith both voted late Wednesday evening for the $2 trillion bipartisan legislation to support American families, workers, and businesses through...
Senate unanimously passes $2 trillion stimulus package
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Senate unanimously passes $2 trillion stimulus package
By Steven Gagliano
The Senate has passed a $2 trillion stimulus package in response to the economic downturn brought on by the coronavirus outbreak.
With the support of Mississippi’s Senators, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief...