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 INTRODUCES BILL TO REVERSE DUCK POPULATION DECLINE
HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES BILL TO REVERSE DUCK POPULATION DECLINE
Miss. Senator Says Measure Will Secure Larger Fall Flights for Future Hunting Seasons
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday introduced legislation that would help reverse the alarming decline in duck populations by creating incentives to improve the quantity and quality of breeding habitat.
The Habitat Enhancement Now (HEN) Act (S.2315) authorizes additional tools and practices to improve the...
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO CUT $9.0 BILLION FROM FEDERAL BUDGET
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO CUT $9.0 BILLION FROM FEDERAL BUDGET
Senate Approves Budget Rescissions Package Sought by President Trump
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, early this morning voted for Senate passage of a budget rescissions bill (HR.4) to trim $9.0 billion from the federal budget, reductions sought by President Trump to stop wasteful spending in major foreign aid programs.
“I consider this vote a signal that we...
HYDE-SMITH, COMMITTEE APPROVE FY26 AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS BILL
HYDE-SMITH, COMMITTEE APPROVE FY26 AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS BILL
Miss. Senator Worked to Advance Miss. Agriculture, Rural & Nutrition Interests in Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today helped provide unanimous committee approval of funding legislation that would direct funding and support for agricultural and rural development needs in Mississippi.
Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, which drafted the FY2026 Agriculture...
Trump accuses foreign-owned meat-packers of inflating U.S. beef prices and calls for investigation
Associated Press
Trump accuses foreign-owned meat-packers of inflating U.S. beef prices and calls for investigation
By Darlene Superville and Steve Karnowski
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump accused foreign-owned meat-packers of driving up the price of beef in the United States and asked...
GOP senators want to allow direct sales of state-inspected meat and poultry on the web
Food Safety News
GOP senators want to allow direct sales of state-inspected meat and poultry on the web
By Dan Flynn
State-inspected meat and poultry sold on the internet could soon be crossing state lines, as the federal government embraces “direct to consumer” sales.
Direct-to-consumer sales...
Phosphate added to critical minerals list following lawmaker advocacy
Hinds Today
Phosphate added to critical minerals list following lawmaker advocacy
By Hinds Today
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has expressed support for the Trump administration and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum following the decision to add phosphate to the 2025 Critical Minerals List...