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 AGAIN SEEKS PERMANENT REPEAL OF DEATH TAX
HYDE-SMITH AGAIN SEEKS PERMANENT REPEAL OF DEATH TAX
Miss. Senator Says Family Farms, Small Businesses Subjected to Punitive Federal Estate Tax
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In advance of the congressional debate on extending the 2017 Trump tax cuts before the close of 2025, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is again an original cosponsor of legislation to protect farmers, ranchers, and small businesses by permanently repealing the federal estate tax, commonly known as the “death tax.”
The Death...
HYDE-SMITH TO CHAIR SENATE AGRICULTURE SUBCOMMITTEE
HYDE-SMITH TO CHAIR SENATE AGRICULTURE SUBCOMMITTEE
Hyde-Smith Subcommittee Assignments on Energy & Natural Resources Committee Also Set
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that she has been named chairman of the Senate Agriculture’s Subcommittee on Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management and Trade in the 119th Congress.
This subcommittee of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee oversees commodity programs, derivatives and digital...
HYDE-SMITH, AG COMMITTEE BEGIN WORK TO WRITE NEW FARM BILL
HYDE-SMITH, AG COMMITTEE BEGIN WORK TO WRITE NEW FARM BILL
Hyde-Smith Pushes for Stronger Commodity Safety Net to Overcome Farm Crisis
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Stresses Need to Invest in Commodity Safety Net in New Farm Bill.
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith and Farm Bureau President Duvall Discuss the Importance of Protecting Access to Crop Protection Tools and Biotechnology Products.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today landed solidly on the side of farmers and...
Rubio, Scott Try Again to 'Lock the Clock' on Daylight Saving Time
The Floridian
Rubio, Scott Try Again to 'Lock the Clock' on Daylight Saving Time
Jackson Bakich
Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL) are once again pushing for the Sunshine Protection Act, a bill that would make Daylight Saving Time (DST) the national year-round standard. In 2018...
Chinese garlic and seafood at US military bases? Republicans think that stinks
Roll Call
Chinese garlic and seafood at US military bases? Republicans think that stinks
Senators also seek broad US ban on Chinese garlic and seafood
By Olivia M. Bridges
U.S. military servicemembers may soon find garlic and seafood from China stripped off the shelves of their local military...
These tiny insects have been tearing up Louisiana trees. Homeowners may also be at risk.
Baton Rouge Advocate
These tiny insects have been tearing up Louisiana trees. Homeowners may also be at risk.
David Mitchell
The tiny pine bark beetle has had a devastating effect on the fringes of Louisiana's forests, killing thousands of trees that now pose a new risk to homeowners and...