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 COSPONSORS BILL TO PROTECT MISS. & U.S. RICE FROM INDIA, CHINA
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO PROTECT MISS. & U.S. RICE FROM INDIA, CHINA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) last week joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) in introducing legislation to protect Mississippi and U.S. rice growers against dumping of government-subsidized product from India and China.
The Prioritizing Offensive Agricultural Disputes and Enforcement Act (S.743) would increase U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA...
HYDE-SMITH, WITNESSES SEE STARK FUTURE FOR PRODUCERS WITHOUT NEW FARM BILL
HYDE-SMITH, WITNESSES SEE STARK FUTURE FOR PRODUCERS WITHOUT NEW FARM BILL
Ag Committee Hears from Senatobia Sweet Potato Farmer on Need for Stronger Specialty Crop Safety Net, H-2A Visa Reforms & Death Tax Repeal
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Mississippi Sweet Potato Farmer on Risks Without a New Farm Bill.
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith, Witness Discuss How the Death Tax Harms the Agriculture Community.
PHOTO: Senator Hyde-Smith Visits with Anna Rhinewalt of Senatobia’s Sandy Ridge Farms...
HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES ‘SAFER SHRIMP IMPORTS ACT’
HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES ‘SAFER SHRIMP IMPORTS ACT’
Legislation Fits President’s MAHA Goals with Stricter FDA Inspection Requirements of Shrimp Imports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With 90 percent Americans’ shrimp consumption coming from foreign sources, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has introduced legislation to ensure the quality of imported shrimp and significantly strengthen federal inspection standards of those imports.
The Safer Shrimp Imports Act (S.667) would require overseas shrimp...
AOA Thursday 2-20-25
Agriculture of America
AOA Thursday 2-20-25
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Show Notes
On Thursday's AOA, we start the show with a technical look at this week's market action with Brian Splitt from AgMarket.net in Segment One. Next in Segment Two, we have a conversation...
Destination by Hyatt picks Okhissa Lake as site of striking new development
Magnolia Tribune
Destination by Hyatt picks Okhissa Lake as site of striking new development
By: Lynne Jeter
Last month, Destination by Hyatt announced it would build an impressive, high-end 200-room lodge and a 1,000-person conference center on Okhissa Lake in rural southwest Mississippi, slated...
Texas lawyer to head agriculture department
American Veterinary Medical Association
Texas lawyer to head agriculture department
February 14, 2025
Brooke Rollins will become the 33rd U.S. secretary of agriculture. The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Department of Agriculture (USDA) on February 13 by a vote of 72...