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 & KLOBUCHAR ANNOUNCE EXPANDED SENATE VETERINARY MEDICINE CAUCUS
HYDE-SMITH & KLOBUCHAR ANNOUNCE EXPANDED SENATE VETERINARY MEDICINE CAUCUS
Senators Announce Bipartisan Group Focused on Boosting Veterinary Medicine Roles in Public Health, Food Supply & Medical Research
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today announced the 119th Congress membership of the Senate Veterinary Medicine Caucus, which they founded in 2023 to focus attention on the critical policy challenges facing an industry that is key to the...
SCREWWORMS ARE BACK AND CONGRESS MUST ACT | OPINION
SCREWWORMS ARE BACK AND CONGRESS MUST ACT | OPINION
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following is an op-ed piece penned by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) regarding the threat of the New World Screwworm spreading into the United States.
Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, is working with colleagues to address the challenge.
Read the online version of the op-ed, which was published by the Wa...
HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES RETURN TO REGULAR ORDER AS SENATE PASSES THREE FY2026 FUNDING BILLS
HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES RETURN TO REGULAR ORDER AS SENATE PASSES THREE FY2026 FUNDING BILLS
Votes for Senate Passage of Agriculture, Military Construction-VA & Legislative Branch Appropriations Bills – Achieved Under Republican Leadership
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, today voted for Senate passage of three FY2026 appropriations bills, the strongest signal yet that under Republican leadership the Senate is returning...
Hyde-Smith backs bill to prohibit senators from being paid during future government shutdowns
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Hyde-Smith backs bill to prohibit senators from being paid during future government shutdowns
By Caleb Salers
U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is backing a bill that would prohibit her and her colleagues from receiving a paycheck during future government shutdowns.
The...
US Congress includes update to South Pacific Tuna Treaty, ban on military purchases of foreign seafood in annual defense funding bill
Seafood Source
US Congress includes update to South Pacific Tuna Treaty, ban on military purchases of foreign seafood in annual defense funding bill
By Nathan Strout
U.S. lawmakers are set to vote on a compromise version of the annual military funding bill – which includes major seafood...
Push is on for more farm aid, even before $12B goes out
Agri-Pulse
Push is on for more farm aid, even before $12B goes out
By Oliver Ward and Lydia Johnson
Republican farm-state senators say row crop growers are likely to need additional aid beyond the Trump administration's newly announced $12 billion "bridge" payment program, and specialty crop...