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 CUT $9.0 BILLION FROM FEDERAL BUDGET
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO CUT $9.0 BILLION FROM FEDERAL BUDGET
Senate Approves Budget Rescissions Package Sought by President Trump
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, early this morning voted for Senate passage of a budget rescissions bill (HR.4) to trim $9.0 billion from the federal budget, reductions sought by President Trump to stop wasteful spending in major foreign aid programs.
“I consider this vote a signal that we...
HYDE-SMITH, COMMITTEE APPROVE FY26 AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS BILL
HYDE-SMITH, COMMITTEE APPROVE FY26 AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS BILL
Miss. Senator Worked to Advance Miss. Agriculture, Rural & Nutrition Interests in Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today helped provide unanimous committee approval of funding legislation that would direct funding and support for agricultural and rural development needs in Mississippi.
Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, which drafted the FY2026 Agriculture...
HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES START OF DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR FARMERS & RANCHERS
HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES START OF DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR FARMERS & RANCHERS
Senator Encourages Mississippi Producers Harmed by Disasters in 2023 & 2024 to Apply
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) today welcomed the implementation of a U.S. Department of Agriculture program to begin distributing $16 billion in assistance to farmers and ranchers in Mississippi and around the nation who experienced losses in recent years due to natural disasters.
Hyde-Smith, who...
Phosphate added to critical minerals list following lawmaker advocacy
Hinds Today
Phosphate added to critical minerals list following lawmaker advocacy
By Hinds Today
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has expressed support for the Trump administration and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum following the decision to add phosphate to the 2025 Critical Minerals List...
Rollins: Border Cattle Remain on Hold as U.S. Battles Screwworm Threat
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Rollins: Border Cattle Remain on Hold as U.S. Battles Screwworm Threat
An import lag for ground beef will likely look different than last year’s egg shortage. The difference comes down to biosecurity and market flexibility.
Marion Kirkpatrick, Tony St. James, RFD-TV News Staff
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New bill requires clearer seafood labeling in the U.S.
We Are Aquaculture
New bill requires clearer seafood labeling in the U.S.
U.S. Senator Hyde-Smith introduces the Let Americans Buy with Explicit Labeling Act to ensure that labels understandably include the country of origin and production method.
By Marta Negrete
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith...