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 VOTES TO ADVANCE INTERIOR-ENVIRONMENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE INTERIOR-ENVIRONMENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL
Miss. Senator Highlights Items of Interest to Mississippi in Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, on Thursday supported committee approval of an appropriations bill that would make resources available for Mississippi water systems, wastewater infrastructure, and unique cultural projects.
The FY2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...
HYDE-SMITH SAYS AMERICAN AG ‘NOT OUT OF THE WEEDS YET’ DESPITE LEGISLATIVE WINS
HYDE-SMITH SAYS AMERICAN AG ‘NOT OUT OF THE WEEDS YET’ DESPITE LEGISLATIVE WINS
Hyde-Smith Presses for USDA Nominee Commitments to Help Farmers Until Stronger Safety Net Improvements Kick In
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday sought commitments from a nominee to use all U.S. Department of Agriculture authorities to be ready to help American farmers...
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...
Gulf shrimpers see long-awaited moment on federal seafood labeling laws
WLOX-TV Biloxi
Gulf shrimpers see long-awaited moment on federal seafood labeling laws
By Justin Glowacki, McKenna Klamm, Michelle Pinto and RHCJC News
GULFPORT — Mississippi commercial fishermen say years of pushing lawmakers for tougher import and labeling rules are finally translating...
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...
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...