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)


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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...

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Senator Hyde-Smith Visits the Delta

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Senator Hyde-Smith Visits the Delta

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U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith conducted a series of meetings on February 19 in the Mississippi Delta, meeting with elected leaders and others to promote regional economic growth and tourism. The Senator’s agenda included...

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