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 REINTRODUCES EMERGENCY PINE BEETLE RESPONSE LEGISLATION
HYDE-SMITH REINTRODUCES EMERGENCY PINE BEETLE RESPONSE LEGISLATION
Bipartisan Legislation to Help Landowners, Communities, Industry Overcome Pine Beetle Infestations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reintroduced her bipartisan bill to help private landowners, timber cutting and hauling businesses, and local municipalities respond to forest-related disasters, including the pine beetle that has laid waste to vast swaths of southern forests.
The Emergency Pine...
HYDE-SMITH SAYS NEW MAHA REPORT BEGINS TO REFLECT FARM REALITIES, URGES CONTINUED VIGILANCE
HYDE-SMITH SAYS NEW MAHA REPORT BEGINS TO REFLECT FARM REALITIES, URGES CONTINUED VIGILANCE
Miss. Senator Encourages MAHA Commission to Embrace Proposals that Help, Not Harm Farmers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today credited the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission for recognizing the real-world importance of crop protection tools that the nation’s agricultural producers need to succeed but urged continued vigilance against anti-agriculture interests that...
HYDE-SMITH OPENS DeSOTO COUNTY OFFICE IN SOUTHAVEN
HYDE-SMITH OPENS DeSOTO COUNTY OFFICE IN SOUTHAVEN
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the opening of her new Senate office in DeSoto County to serve constituents in northwest Mississippi.
The office is located at 4716 Pepper Chase Drive, Southaven. The office will be open by appointment only.
“I hope this office gives more people in northwest Mississippi an opportunity to interact with me and my staff more easily, particularly in terms of the...
USDA fields questions about plan to slash staff, facilities
Ag Alert
USDA fields questions about plan to slash staff, facilities
By Christine Souza
As the U.S. Department of Agriculture moves forward with its reorganization, questions remain about how the changes will affect farmers.
“USDA has provided little information about the reorganization, but...
Federal act aims to boost duck numbers
Warren (Pa.) Times Observer
Federal act aims to boost duck numbers
By Tom Burrell
In Pennsylvania, deer get all the attention, but they are not the only game that Commonwealth hunters pursue. Some of us like to chase waterfowl as well, especially ducks. But one of the reasons waterfowl do not get...
Senate Veterinary Medicine Caucus Expands to Address Critical Issues in Animal and Public Health
Vet Candy
Senate Veterinary Medicine Caucus Expands to Address Critical Issues in Animal and Public Health
Written By Jill Lopez
The U.S. Senate Veterinary Medicine Caucus, a bipartisan group dedicated to advancing veterinary policy and public health priorities, has expanded its membership in the...
Tribute to Woods Eastland
TRIBUTE TO WOODS EASTLAND
Congressional Record (Senate – March 23, 2019)
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I am pleased to commend Woods Eastland of Indianola, MS, for his service and contributions while serving as the 83rd president of Delta Council.
Founded in 1935, Delta Council is a widely...