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 VOWS TO KEEP WORKING TOWARD FARM BILL 2.0 PASSAGE AS COMMITTEE DEMOCRATS BLOCK PROGRESS
HYDE-SMITH VOWS TO KEEP WORKING TOWARD FARM BILL 2.0 PASSAGE AS COMMITTEE DEMOCRATS BLOCK PROGRESS
Miss. Senator Bemoans Minority Party Lip Service to Helping Farmers, Ranchers & Rural America
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today vowed to continue working with her Senate Agriculture Committee colleagues to advance the Farm Bill 2.0 that represents a full replacement of the 2018 Farm Bill that technically expired in 2023.
The Senate Agriculture Committee today...
MISS. LAWMAKERS APPLAUD TRUMP FOR APPROVING MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI
MISS. LAWMAKERS APPLAUD TRUMP FOR APPROVING MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI
Eight Counties Included in Disaster Declaration Linked to Tropical Storm Arthur
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Michael Guest (R-Miss.), and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) today applauded President Trump for approving Mississippi’s request for a major disaster declaration after severe...
HYDE-SMITH LEADS BICAMERAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE H-2A GUEST WORKER PROGRAM
HYDE-SMITH LEADS BICAMERAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE H-2A GUEST WORKER PROGRAM
Lawmakers Seek Multi-Agency Administrative Changes to Ease Strain on Agricultural, Livestock & Dairy Industries
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today led a bicameral group of lawmakers in recommending administrative changes the Trump administration should take to significantly improve the effectiveness of the H-2A agricultural guest worker program.
In a letter addressed to the...
Hyde-Smith Introduces Bill to Protect Gulf Shrimpers
Mississippi Business Journal
Hyde-Smith Introduces Bill to Protect Gulf Shrimpers
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Volume 1 Issue 39
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) recently introduced new legislation to help protect American wild-caught shrimp producers from the rapidly growing influx of...
Interstate project could connect rural MS to cities across the South
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Interstate project could connect rural MS to cities across the South
By Bea Anhuci
- The planned Interstate 14 will span over 1,300 miles from Georgia to Texas, connecting military bases and manufacturing hubs.
- Proponents say the new highway will boost rural economies and...
Delta Council Names Clarke as New CEO
Cotton Grower
Delta Council Names Clarke as New CEO
Carlisle’s experience is marked by a deep understanding of agriculture, conservation, flood control, and rural development.
Cotton Grower Staff
Delta Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Carlisle Clarke as the organization’s new...
INFLATION
INFLATION
Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 21
(Senate - February 1, 2023) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Madam President, in less than a week, President
Biden will deliver his State of the Union Address to the Nation. In the
buildup to that speech, we are already seeing the President and his
administ...
TRIBUTE TO PATRICK JOHNSON, JR.
TRIBUTE TO PATRICK JOHNSON, JR.
Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 99
(Senate - June 9, 2022) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Madam President, I am pleased to commend Mr.
Patrick Johnson, Jr., of Tunica, MS, for his service and contributions
to the State of Mississippi while serving as the 86th president...
TAX INCREASES
TAX INCREASES
Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 128
(Senate - July 21, 2021) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I appreciate the opportunity to join
a number of my colleagues representing farm States to sound the alarm
to the millions of rural Americans who will be harmed by proposed tax
ch...