
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)
AS USDA DELIVERS AG AID TO FARMERS, HYDE-SMITH PUSHES FOR STRONGER FARM SAFETY NET IN TRUMP’S ‘BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL’
AS USDA DELIVERS AG AID TO FARMERS, HYDE-SMITH PUSHES FOR STRONGER FARM SAFETY NET IN TRUMP’S ‘BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’
Miss. Senator Touts Ongoing Budget Reconciliation Process as Subcommittee Reviews FY26 USDA Budget

VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Praises Help for Farmers, While Looking to Build Stronger Farm Safety Net.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised U.S. Department of Agriculture efforts to get congressionally-approved aid to farmers, but warned that many...
HYDE-SMITH PRESSES USDA NOMINEE ON TAKING DOWN NON-TARIFF BARRIERS TO MISSISSIPPI AG EXPORTS
HYDE-SMITH PRESSES USDA NOMINEE ON TAKING DOWN NON-TARIFF BARRIERS TO MISSISSIPPI AG EXPORTS
Miss. Senator Cites Non-Scientific Chinese Barriers, Pressures on Catfish Industry at Hearing
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Questions USDA Undersecretary Nominee on Expanding Foreign Markets for U.S., Mississippi Products.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) pressed a U.S. Department of Agriculture undersecretary nominee for trade to commit to fighting persistent barriers that...
HYDE-SMITH STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF EXTENDING TRUMP TAX CUTS IN VIDEO STATEMENT
HYDE-SMITH STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF EXTENDING TRUMP TAX CUTS IN VIDEO STATEMENT
Passage of Budget Resolution in Senate & House Unlocks Process to Ensure Tax Relief for American Families, Small Businesses
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Stresses the Importance of Extending President Trump’s Expiring 2017 Tax Cuts.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today released a video statement stressing the need for Congress to extend...
County cuts ribbon on $19 million Agri-Ed Center
DeSoto Times-Tribune
County cuts ribbon on $19 million Agri-Ed Center
By Jake Lankford
Lee Caldwell came onto the Board of Supervisors in 2011 with a mission– to raise the money for and open an agricultural education center that will be the hub of agriculture in the county.
Twelve years later...
Mississippi congressional delegation urges Trump to provide disaster relief after tornadoes
Mississippi Today
Mississippi congressional delegation urges Trump to provide disaster relief after tornadoes
By Taylor Vance
Mississippi’s congressional delegation hopes President Donald Trump’s administration will approve a disaster declaration for the state after deadly tornadoes ripped...
Pat Harrison Waterway District Board gives updates on Archusa Dam repair
WTOK-TV Meridian
Pat Harrison Waterway District Board gives updates on Archusa Dam repair
By Zack Rogers
QUITMAN, Miss. (WTOK) - In July of 2023, the Archusa Dam at Archusa Creek Water Park suffered a catastrophic breach.
This breach released much of the water in the reservoir, similar to...