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 PUSHES FOR USDA TO FILL POST NEEDED TO ADVANCE MISS. CONSERVATION PROJECTS
HYDE-SMITH PUSHES FOR USDA TO FILL POST NEEDED TO ADVANCE MISS. CONSERVATION PROJECTS
Senator Says Lack of a USDA-NRCS Cultural Resource Specialist is Costing Miss. Farmers, Landowners
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today stressed the importance of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) filling a key personnel post that, if left vacant, will...
MISS. SENATORS EMPHASIZE SUPPORT OF U.S.-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT, URGE MARKET ACCESS FOR AMERICAN PRODUCERS
MISS. SENATORS EMPHASIZE SUPPORT OF U.S.-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT, URGE MARKET ACCESS FOR AMERICAN PRODUCERS
Wicker, Hyde-Smith Sign Bipartisan Letter of Support Ahead of Trade Pact Review
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are among a bipartisan push to ensure that members of Congress, farmers, and ranchers are consulted as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) soon undergoes a mandatory six-year review process.
The Mississippi Senators...
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE RURAL HOUSING AFFORDABILITY LEGISLATION
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE RURAL HOUSING AFFORDABILITY LEGISLATION
Bipartisan FARM Home Loan Act Would Expand Access to Farm Credit System Home Loan Assistance in Mississippi, Nationwide
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), along with four fellow members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation to boost rural economic growth by helping more homebuyers qualify for housing assistance through the Farm Credit...
Bipartisan senators push to protect ag trade ahead of USMCA review
AG Daily
Bipartisan senators push to protect ag trade ahead of USMCA review
By AGDAILY Reporters
As the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement approaches its first mandatory six-year review, a bipartisan group of senators is emphasizing just how critical the trade pact has become for American agriculture...
Senators Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Address Housing Affordability in Rural America
Mortgage Point
Senators Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Address Housing Affordability in Rural America
By Lance Murray
Midterm elections are just around the corner, and lawmakers are working on solutions an issue top of mind for many Americans: affording a home.
The proposal by Sens. Peter Welch D-Vt...
Levee Boards Meet With Sen. Hyde-Smith
Delta Business Journal
Levee Boards Meet With Sen. Hyde-Smith
March 31, 2026
DBJ
In February, the Mississippi Levee Board, based in Greenville, and the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Board, based in Clarksdale, along with South Delta Planning District representatives, met with Mississippi...