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 & KLOBUCHAR ANNOUNCE EXPANDED SENATE VETERINARY MEDICINE CAUCUS

HYDE-SMITH & KLOBUCHAR ANNOUNCE EXPANDED SENATE VETERINARY MEDICINE CAUCUS

Senators Announce Bipartisan Group Focused on Boosting Veterinary Medicine Roles in Public Health, Food Supply & Medical Research

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today announced the 119th Congress membership of the Senate Veterinary Medicine Caucus, which they founded in 2023 to focus attention on the critical policy challenges facing an industry that is key to the...

SCREWWORMS ARE BACK AND CONGRESS MUST ACT | OPINION

SCREWWORMS ARE BACK AND CONGRESS MUST ACT | OPINION

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following is an op-ed piece penned by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) regarding the threat of the New World Screwworm spreading into the United States.

Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, is working with colleagues to address the challenge.

Read the online version of the op-ed, which was published by the Wa...

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES RETURN TO REGULAR ORDER AS SENATE PASSES THREE FY2026 FUNDING BILLS

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES RETURN TO REGULAR ORDER AS SENATE PASSES THREE FY2026 FUNDING BILLS

Votes for Senate Passage of Agriculture, Military Construction-VA & Legislative Branch Appropriations Bills – Achieved Under Republican Leadership

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, today voted for Senate passage of three FY2026 appropriations bills, the strongest signal yet that under Republican leadership the Senate is returning...

Telle confirmed as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works

Magnolia Tribune

Telle confirmed as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works

Telle is a graduate of Mississippi State University and previously served on the staff of former U.S. Senator Thad Cochran.

By Frank Corder

Adam Telle, a former member of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran’s staff, was...

In Memory: Joseph Aguzzi, Sr.

USA Rice

In Memory: Joseph Aguzzi, Sr.

Jul 30, 2025

USA Rice extends condolences to the family and friends of Joe Aguzzi, who passed away on July 23, at the age of 99.

The Aguzzis have farmed the same land in Bolivar County for more than 100 years, but their family farming legacy began with Joe...

Senate Ag holds hearing on US Grain Standards Act

The Hagstrom Report

Senate Ag holds hearing on US Grain Standards Act

The Hagstrom Report
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | Volume 15 Number 165

The Senate Agriculture Committee today held a hearing on reauthorization of the U.S. Grain Standards Act.

Some parts of the act are permanent, while others...