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: TWO APPROPRIATIONS BILLS WILL SUPPORT ARMY CORPS WORK AND AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS IN MISS.

HYDE-SMITH: TWO APPROPRIATIONS BILLS WILL SUPPORT ARMY CORPS WORK AND AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS IN MISS.
 
Senate Committee Approves FY2019 Energy & Water Development, FY19 Agriculture, FDA Bills

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday supported committee passage of two FY2019 appropriations bills that will support public infrastructure and agriculture programs in Mississippi.
 
Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee that has approved the FY2019...

HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES BILL TO EXTEND FEDERAL DUCK HUNTING SEASON CLOSING DATE

HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES BILL TO EXTEND FEDERAL DUCK HUNTING SEASON CLOSING DATE

Miss. Senator’s First Bill Would Give States More Power, Establish Special Hunting Days for Veterans, Active Military, National Guard & Youths

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Legislation authored and introduced today by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) would answer the call of sportsmen in Mississippi and around the country to allow states to extend duck hunting season to January 31.

The Migratory Bird Framework and...

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS COMMONSENSE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY PROCESSES STARTED BY TRUMP EPA

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS COMMONSENSE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY PROCESSES STARTED BY TRUMP EPA
 
At Budget Review Hearing, Miss. Senator Addresses Pesticide Regulations, Pascagoula Superfund Site

 

Senator Hyde-Smith on Pesticide Regulations

Watch:  Senator Hyde-Smith on Pesticide Regulations https://youtu.be/T93WrXpVuJE
Watch:  Senator Hyde-Smith on Pascagoula Superfund Site https://youtu.be/ItMKjHdMKX8
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt...

Hyde-Smith speaks at legislative luncheon at MGCCC

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Hyde-Smith speaks at legislative luncheon at MGCCC

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By Andrew Scherer

Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith made her way down to the Gulf Coast to speak in Gulfport.

The senator spoke today at the Gulfport Chamber of Commerce’s annual Legislative Luncheon. Community members from the...

Hyde-Smith Focuses on Infrastructure Needs in Visit to Columbus

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Hyde-Smith Focuses on Infrastructure Needs in Visit to Columbus

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Visiting Local Machinery Company, Miss. Senator Links Road, Bridge Work to Economic Growth

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) said economic growth in rural Mississippi requires...