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: $667,000 AWARDED TO TACKLE DESTRUCTIVE PLANT PESTS IN MISS.
HYDE-SMITH: $667,000 AWARDED TO TACKLE DESTRUCTIVE PLANT PESTS IN MISS.
USDA Plant Protection Act Funds Will Support MSU, Miss. Dept. of Agriculture Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of more than $667,000 in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding for projects in Mississippi to combat agricultural pests and diseases.
The USDA Plant Protection Act Section 7721 funding will support a series of Mississippi-based programs...
SEN. HYDE-SMITH, REP. BARR RENEW BID TO TRIGGER BANK FORMATION IN RURAL, UNDERSERVED AREAS
SEN. HYDE-SMITH, REP. BARR RENEW BID TO TRIGGER BANK FORMATION IN RURAL, UNDERSERVED AREAS
New Bicameral Bill Introduced to Spur Community Banking Growth, Stop Decline in Banking Options for Many Mississippians
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-Ky.) today reignited their effort to increase the approval for new banks to provide financial and banking services in rural and other underserved areas.
Hyde-Smith and Barr today introduced the...
HYDE-SMITH REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR PERMANENT DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
HYDE-SMITH REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR PERMANENT DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
Again Cosponsors ‘Sunshine Protection Act’ to Benefit Agriculture and Farmers, Public Safety
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that she has once again championed the push to make Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent across the United States.
Hyde-Smith on Tuesday joined U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) as an original cosponsor of the bipartisan Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 (S.29), a...
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...
Bill would require new truck drivers prove English language proficiency before receiving a CDL
CDL Life
Bill would require new truck drivers prove English language proficiency before receiving a CDL
June 20, 2025
By Ashley
This week, a Kansas Congressman introduced federal legislation that would require truck drivers to prove they can speak English before they are awarded a commercial...
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...