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 STATEMENT ON EPA ACTION ON DICAMBA
HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON EPA ACTION ON DICAMBA
Miss. Senator Welcomes Prospect of Greater Certainty, Strong Safeguards for Producers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement welcoming the Environmental Protection Agency decision to reissue new dicamba use guidelines for dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton:
“After leading the call from members of Congress for timely action, I am pleased the EPA has delivered this decision on the use of...
HYDE-SMITH CALLS FOR RESTORATION OF TWO MISS. WILDLIFE REFUGES AFTER SUBPAR DUCK SEASON
HYDE-SMITH CALLS FOR RESTORATION OF TWO MISS. WILDLIFE REFUGES AFTER SUBPAR DUCK SEASON
Miss. Senator Asks FWS to Follow Directive to Fix Neglected Maintenance at Mathews Brake & Yazoo National Wildlife Refuges
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to adhere to a directive she included in recently-enacted legislation to restore and improve two important national wildlife refuges in Mississippi to address neglected...
MISS. SENATORS COMMIT TO LONG RECOVERY AS MISSISSIPPI OVERCOMES WINTER STORM FERN
MISS. SENATORS COMMIT TO LONG RECOVERY AS MISSISSIPPI OVERCOMES WINTER STORM FERN
VIDEO: Senators Wicker and Hyde-Smith Address Winter Storm Fern Damages and Recovery.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today affirmed their readiness to support additional federal aid to Mississippi as the state continues cleaning up and assessing damage caused by Winter Storm Fern.
Wicker and Hyde-Smith on Wednesday delivered floor speeches a day after...
Trump’s Plan Is Making American Cotton King Again
Real Clear Policy
Trump’s Plan Is Making American Cotton King Again
By Jared Whitley
Vividly I learning about the importance of cotton in American history classes as a youth. The Industrial Revolution and Eli Whitney’s cotton gin fueling demand for clothes made from cotton gave a young American...
Hyde-Smith, Colleagues Ask USDA To Purchase Surplus Catfish Products
Bolivar Bullet
Hyde-Smith, Colleagues Ask USDA To Purchase Surplus Catfish Products
Leads Letter Asking Ag. Secretary to Approve Section 32
The Daily Bullet - Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Vol. 38 No. 47
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and several of her colleagues today endorsed a request...
Federal bill would help cope with ‘biomass bottleneck’
Payson (Ariz.) Roundup
Federal bill would help cope with ‘biomass bottleneck’
By Peter Aleshire
So a bipartisan group of senators led by Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) last week introduced a bill to help loggers haul away the tons of biomass left behind in forest restoration projects.
The initial price...