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 COSPONSORS ‘FARMERS FREEDOM ACT’ TO FIGHT FEDERAL OVERREACH
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS ‘FARMERS FREEDOM ACT’ TO FIGHT FEDERAL OVERREACH
Biden’s EPA Continues to Push WOTUS Red Tape on Farmers, Ranchers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced she has cosponsored legislation to combat federal regulatory overreach as the Biden administration continues its efforts to impose Clean Water Act restrictions on crop and rangeland.
Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Farmers Freedom Act of 2023 (S.3366), which would protect...
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.
Hyde...
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...
Decision for Lower Taxes on Catfish Imports Reversed
Delta Daily News
Decision for Lower Taxes on Catfish Imports Reversed
By Andranita Williams
BELZONI, Miss.–Mississippi Delta catfish farmers will not face the threat of easier catfish imports from Vietnam, following the reversal of a decision that would have dramatically lessened a tax those...
Senators Introduce CRA Resolution to Nullify EPA’s Particulate Matter Standard
American Times Reporter
Senators Introduce CRA Resolution to Nullify EPA’s Particulate Matter Standard
Source: American Times Reporter
WASHINGTON – As mandated by the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to set the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)...
D.C. Fly in Shows Producers What Farm Bureau is All About
Nebraska Ag Connection
D.C. Fly in Shows Producers What Farm Bureau is All About
Nebraska Ag Connection - 03/15/2024
Farm Bureau members were in Jackson, meeting face to face with their representatives and senators in the State Capitol.
This time, members sat down with United States Congressmen...