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 SEEKS INPUT ON IMPROVING GRAIN INSPECTIONS LAW TO BENEFIT MISS. GRAIN EXPORTS
HYDE-SMITH SEEKS INPUT ON IMPROVING GRAIN INSPECTIONS LAW TO BENEFIT MISS. GRAIN EXPORTS
Senate Ag Committee Hearing Weighs Improvements to U.S. Grain Standards Act
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Asks Witnesses How to Improve U.S. Grain Standards Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today solicited ideas from witnesses on how Congress can improve the U.S. Grain Standards Act (USGSA), a law that is important to exporting the rice, soybeans, and corn grown by Mississippi...
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE INTERIOR-ENVIRONMENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE INTERIOR-ENVIRONMENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL
Miss. Senator Highlights Items of Interest to Mississippi in Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, on Thursday supported committee approval of an appropriations bill that would make resources available for Mississippi water systems, wastewater infrastructure, and unique cultural projects.
The FY2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...
HYDE-SMITH SAYS AMERICAN AG ‘NOT OUT OF THE WEEDS YET’ DESPITE LEGISLATIVE WINS
HYDE-SMITH SAYS AMERICAN AG ‘NOT OUT OF THE WEEDS YET’ DESPITE LEGISLATIVE WINS
Hyde-Smith Presses for USDA Nominee Commitments to Help Farmers Until Stronger Safety Net Improvements Kick In
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday sought commitments from a nominee to use all U.S. Department of Agriculture authorities to be ready to help American farmers...
Op-Ed: State of the Cattle Industry, Common Ground Coalition
Northern Ag Network
Op-Ed: State of the Cattle Industry, Common Ground Coalition
Op-Ed by Joe Goggins, Billings, MT
There is nothing worse than hearing your name drug through the mud when you and others have poured countless hours into meaningful efforts to uplift our industry and try to create a...
Common Ground group focuses on financing young ranchers, risk protection and more
Tri-State Livestock News
Common Ground group focuses on financing young ranchers, risk protection and more
By Carrie Stadheim
A dozen cattle and beef industry spokesman got together in Washington, D.C., in October, to discuss with a group of Senators and Congressional representatives their ideas...
Gulf shrimpers see long-awaited moment on federal seafood labeling laws
WLOX-TV Biloxi
Gulf shrimpers see long-awaited moment on federal seafood labeling laws
By Justin Glowacki, McKenna Klamm, Michelle Pinto and RHCJC News
GULFPORT — Mississippi commercial fishermen say years of pushing lawmakers for tougher import and labeling rules are finally translating...