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 EXPLORES OPTIONS TO HELP OVERCHARGED NATURAL GAS CONSUMERS
HYDE-SMITH EXPLORES OPTIONS TO HELP OVERCHARGED NATURAL GAS CONSUMERS
Senator Uses FERC Confirmation Hearing to Gauge Support for Giving Agency Power to Force Refunds for Natural Gas Users
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today explored options for amending Natural Gas Act in order to give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) refund authority in cases...
HYDE-SMITH HAILS VICTORY FOR U.S. CATFISH PRODUCERS AS COMMERCE DEPT. REVERSES DECISION FAVORING COMMUNIST VIETNAM
HYDE-SMITH HAILS VICTORY FOR U.S. CATFISH PRODUCERS AS COMMERCE DEPT. REVERSES DECISION FAVORING COMMUNIST VIETNAM
Hyde-Smith Led Senate Effort Challenging Draft Anti-Dumping Order that Would Have Given Unprecedented Blanket Relief to All Communist-Controlled Vietnam Exporters
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today claimed victory for U.S. farm-raised catfish producers and processors with an announcement by the U.S. Commerce Department to reverse a preliminary...
HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES BILL TO SPARK BANK FORMATION IN RURAL, UNDERSERVED AREAS
HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES BILL TO SPARK BANK FORMATION IN RURAL, UNDERSERVED AREAS
Legislation Aims to Boost Community Banking, Stop Decline in Banking Options for Many Mississippians
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced a bill to encourage the formation of new banks in underserved and rural areas by easing federal regulatory restrictions that have stifled bank and capital availability in Mississippi and other states.
Chinese garlic and seafood at US military bases? Republicans think that stinks
Roll Call
Chinese garlic and seafood at US military bases? Republicans think that stinks
Senators also seek broad US ban on Chinese garlic and seafood
By Olivia M. Bridges
U.S. military servicemembers may soon find garlic and seafood from China stripped off the shelves of their local military...
These tiny insects have been tearing up Louisiana trees. Homeowners may also be at risk.
Baton Rouge Advocate
These tiny insects have been tearing up Louisiana trees. Homeowners may also be at risk.
David Mitchell
The tiny pine bark beetle has had a devastating effect on the fringes of Louisiana's forests, killing thousands of trees that now pose a new risk to homeowners and...
Supplies from JDC delivered to North Carolina hurricane victims
Prentiss Headlight
Supplies from JDC delivered to North Carolina hurricane victims
By Holley Cochran
Over 60 community members, elected officials and stakeholders gathered at the historic Rosenwald School on the Prentiss Institute campus for an informative Lunch and Learn event titled “Everything...