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, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE ‘MEAT PACKING SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR ACT’
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE ‘MEAT PACKING SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR ACT’
Bipartisan Bill Would Help Local Ranchers, Consumers by Combatting Anticompetitive Acts in Meatpacking Industry, 85 Percent Controlled by Just Four Companies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is part of a bipartisan group of lawmakers who have introduced legislation to crack down on America’s Big Four meatpackers that undercut local ranchers and drive up prices paid by shoppers for meat and eggs.
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HYDE-SMITH JOINS RENEWED BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO ADDRESS RURAL VETERINARY SHORTAGE
HYDE-SMITH JOINS RENEWED BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO ADDRESS RURAL VETERINARY SHORTAGE
Rural Veterinary Workforce Act Tackles Veterinarian Deficit in Rural America
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is part of a bipartisan group of Senators who are reintroducing critical legislation aimed at addressing the increasing shortage of veterinarians in rural communities.
The Rural Veterinary Workforce Act (S.1163) would eliminate the 39 percent federal withholding tax on loan...
HYDE-SMITH PRAISES EXPEDITED USDA ASSISTANCE TO AG PRODUCERS, FUNDING THAT CAN HELP SUSTAIN HARD-HIT MISS. FARMERS
HYDE-SMITH PRAISES EXPEDITED USDA ASSISTANCE TO AG PRODUCERS, FUNDING THAT CAN HELP SUSTAIN HARD-HIT MISS. FARMERS
Hyde-Smith Fought for $10 Billion in Funding Bill Passed in December
WASHINGTON, D.C. – While praising President Trump and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins for expediting help for American farmers, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today also encouraged Mississippi agricultural producers to apply for assistance through a $10 billion package that she fought to get passed...
RFK Jr.’s battle with the public health establishment has turned to trench warfare
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The health secretary turned his agencies toward skepticism of processed food and vaccines, but he’s faced pushback at every turn — including from Republicans.
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State Agriculture Officials Kick Off International Year of the Woman Farmer
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State Agriculture Officials Kick Off International Year of the Woman Farmer
Members honored International Year of the Woman Farmer through several engagements
PUBLISHED ON February 13, 2026
WASHINGTON — The nation’s commissioners, directors and secretaries of agriculture...
Our View: High-speed internet plan helps bridge the gap
Meridian Star
Our View: High-speed internet plan helps bridge the gap
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Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday announced the state’s plan to bring high-speed internet to every part of the state received approval from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, bringing...