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 GETS USDA NOMINEE COMMITMENT ON RURAL HEALTH
HYDE-SMITH GETS USDA NOMINEE COMMITMENT ON RURAL HEALTH
USDA Rural Development Nominee Stresses Importance of Rural Healthcare, Water Programs at Hearing
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Focuses on Rural Healthcare, Water Systems at Hearing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today received commitments from a Biden administration nominee to commit attention and resources to U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA programs that can aid rural healthcare and water systems.
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HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES TARGET PREDATORY BLACK VULTURES IN NEW LEGISLATION
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES TARGET PREDATORY BLACK VULTURES IN NEW LEGISLATION
Black Vulture Relief Act Would Allow Farmers & Ranchers to Protect Herds from Voracious Birds
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) in introducing legislation to allow farmers and ranchers to protect their newborn livestock from black vultures without burdensome government interference.
The Black Vulture Relief Act...
HYDE-SMITH LEADS BIPARTISAN GROUP SEEKING LONGER COMMENT PERIOD ON MAJOR AG WORKER PROGRAM REFORMS
HYDE-SMITH LEADS BIPARTISAN GROUP SEEKING LONGER COMMENT PERIOD ON MAJOR AG WORKER PROGRAM REFORMS
28 Senators Ask DHS, DOL to Giver Farmers, Ranchers Another 60 Days to Assess Proposed H-2A Program Reforms
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is leading a bipartisan group of Senators in asking two federal agencies to give farmers and ranchers more time to review and comment on significant reforms to the H-2A temporary agricultural workers program.
In letters to...
Exclusive — Tom Cotton Issues Plan to Ban U.S. Importation of Chinese Seafood
Breitbart
Exclusive — Tom Cotton Issues Plan to Ban U.S. Importation of Chinese Seafood
By John Binder
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) will introduce legislation this week to ban the United States from importing seafood and aquaculture products from China, Breitbart News has exclusively learned.
The...
Rounds Leads Legislation to Address Federal Government Overreach on South Dakota Farmers, Ranchers and Landowners
American Ag Network
Rounds Leads Legislation to Address Federal Government Overreach on South Dakota Farmers, Ranchers and Landowners
By Jesse Allen
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced legislation to address federal overreach and provide regulatory certainty to South Dakota...
Black vultures and government red tape targeted by Sen. Mullin
Oklahoma Energy Today
Black vultures and government red tape targeted by Sen. Mullin
Oklahoma Energy Today
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin and two others in the Senate have their sights set on black vultures—-yes, turkey buzzards. And they have the support of a variety of agriculture groups.
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