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 JOINS TRUMP FOR SIGNING OF BILL WITH FUNDING BENEFITS FOR MISSISSIPPI
HYDE-SMITH JOINS TRUMP FOR SIGNING OF BILL WITH FUNDING BENEFITS FOR MISSISSIPPI
Hyde-Smith Singles Out Provision to Help Franklin County Hospital Survive
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Cites the Franklin County Hospital at Bill Signing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today attended the White House signing ceremony for a FY2026 appropriations package that includes a wide assortment of benefits for Mississippi, including a provision she fought for to help keep the...
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES ASK USDA TO RESTORE PREVENTED PLANTING COVERAGE
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES ASK USDA TO RESTORE PREVENTED PLANTING COVERAGE
Recent Rule Removes Crops Insurance Option for Producers Despite Congressional Directive
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and colleagues on the Senate Agriculture Committee have asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reinstate additional crop insurance coverage for acres prevented from being planted because of disasters like flooding.
The appeal is included in a bipartisan letter to...
HYDE-SMITH WORKED TO FUND MISS. PROJECTS IN SENATE-PASSED ARMY CORPS FUNDING BILL
HYDE-SMITH WORKED TO FUND MISS. PROJECTS IN SENATE-PASSED ARMY CORPS FUNDING BILL
Hyde-Smith Serves on Subcommittee that Wrote FY26 Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted for final passage of an appropriations bill that will direct more than $184.1 million for 30 authorized U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects in Mississippi, including $49 million for the Yazoo Backwater Pumps and $21.9 million for Arkabutla Lake...
Supreme Court blocks Roundup cancer lawsuits in blow to MAHA
Washington Examiner
Supreme Court blocks Roundup cancer lawsuits in blow to MAHA
By Gabrielle M. Etzel, Kaelan Deese
The Supreme Court has granted legal immunity to Bayer, maker of the weedkiller Roundup, from lawsuits alleging that the chemical glyphosate causes cancer.
The 7-2 decision...
Senate Bill to Expand Food Processing, Distribution and Market Access for Farmers Receives Backing from NASDA
WWBL Radio, Washington, Ind.
Senate Bill to Expand Food Processing, Distribution and Market Access for Farmers Receives Backing from NASDA
By C.J. Miller
The bipartisan push to strengthen the nation’s food supply chain gained momentum Thursday as lawmakers introduced legislation that would...
US senators seek federal action to prevent spread of yellow catfish virus
Seafood Source
US senators seek federal action to prevent spread of yellow catfish virus
By Nathan Strout
A handful of United States senators have asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take action to prevent a deadly overseas virus from infecting domestic catfish populations.
Their...