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 COSPONSORS THE MODERNIZING AGRICULTURAL TRANSPORTATION ACT
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS THE MODERNIZING AGRICULTURAL TRANSPORTATION ACT
Bill Seeks to Give Agriculture Sector a Stronger Role in Developing Ag-related Transportation Regulations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today announced her support for legislation to give the agriculture sector a greater voice in setting policies on transporting livestock and agriculture commodities.
Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the...
HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO COMBAT GROWING THREAT OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE
HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO COMBAT GROWING THREAT OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE
Bill Authorizes Additional Resources for State CWD Management & Surveillance Efforts, Establishes Unified Response Framework
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation to establish a unified response framework for combatting the threat of chronic wasting disease (CWD), a growing epidemic threatening white-tailed deer populations in Mississippi and at least 24 other...
HYDE-SMITH LANDS SECOND SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP
HYDE-SMITH LANDS SECOND SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP
Miss. Senator Will Chair Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing, and Agriculture Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has been named chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing, and Agriculture Security, a panel with oversight over livestock and dairy production, marketing, food safety, and security issues.
The appointment means Hyde-Smith will chair two subcommittees in...
Army Corps Head: Pumps ‘absolutely essential’
WJTV-TV Jackson
Army Corps Head: Pumps ‘absolutely essential’
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JACKSON, Miss (WJTV)— For years, people in the Mississippi Delta have been asking for some sort of relief from what appears to be annual flooding–right around the planting season.
Now, it seems the solution they wanted...
Sens. Marco Rubio and Cindy Hyde-Smith: Congress should 'see the light,' make daylight saving time permanent
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Sens. Marco Rubio and Cindy Hyde-Smith: Congress should 'see the light,' make daylight saving time permanent
By Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith | Fox News
This Sunday, 97 percent of Americans will be forced to change their clocks once again, “springing forward” an hour...
Senator John Thune rebukes lift on Brazilian beef
KFGO-Radio Fargo, N.D.
Senator John Thune rebukes lift on Brazilian beef
By Anson Mareus
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO.com) -- U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today led a bipartisan group of senators in expressing their concern with the U.S...