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, COLLEAGUES ASK USDA TO PURCHASE SURPLUS CATFISH PRODUCTS
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES ASK USDA TO PURCHASE SURPLUS CATFISH PRODUCTS
Hyde-Smith Leads Letter Asking Ag. Sec. to Approve Section 32 Purchase of Surplus Farm-Raised Catfish Products
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and several of her colleagues today endorsed a request made by the U.S. farm-raised catfish industry for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help the industry by purchasing surplus catfish products.
Hyde-Smith led a letter to Agriculture Secretary Brooke...
HYDE-SMITH CHEERS RELEASE OF SENATE FARM BILL 2.0 LANGUAGE
HYDE-SMITH CHEERS RELEASE OF SENATE FARM BILL 2.0 LANGUAGE
Hyde-Smith Wins Included in Draft Legislation that Focuses on the People Who Feed America
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cheered the Senate Agriculture Committee release of Farm Bill 2.0, legislative text that sets the stage for giving agricultural producers and rural communities modernized federal policies to help them compete well into the future.
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman...
HYDE-SMITH, SCHIFF INTRODUCE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE LEGISLATION TO EXPAND MARKETS FOR AG PRODUCERS
HYDE-SMITH, SCHIFF INTRODUCE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE LEGISLATION TO EXPAND MARKETS FOR AG PRODUCERS
Legislation Aims to Improve Resiliency by Building Out the Middle of the Food Supply Chain
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) today introduced legislation to strengthen the resilience of the U.S. food supply chains and expand markets for agricultural producers, particularly small and mid-sized operations.
The American Food Supply Chain...
USDA announces nearly USD 20 million in catfish awards
Seafood Source
USDA announces nearly USD 20 million in catfish awards
By Nathan Strout
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued nearly USD 20 million (EUR 17.2 million) in awards for catfish products, which it will use for federal nutrition programs like national school lunches.
The...
Trump Policy Statement Could Signal Movement for Buying American Cotton Act
Cotton Grower
Trump Policy Statement Could Signal Movement for Buying American Cotton Act
By Beck Barnes
The Trump Administration announced its support for the Buying American Cotton Act (BACA) via a Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) on September 3, 2026.
According to industry sources...
Drug Companies, Prescribers Endanger Patients by Routinely Flouting FDA Rules, Senate Probe Finds
National Review
Drug Companies, Prescribers Endanger Patients by Routinely Flouting FDA Rules, Senate Probe Finds
By Kamden Mulder
Drug companies producing chemical abortion pills and the online prescribers they provide those drugs to routinely fail to comply with U.S. Food and Drug...