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 LEADS CHALLENGE TO EPA RODENTICIDE RESTRICTIONS
HYDE-SMITH LEADS CHALLENGE TO EPA RODENTICIDE RESTRICTIONS
In Letter, 17 Senators Warn EPA Limitations Could Endanger Food Supply, Public Health, Property
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today led her colleagues in challenging Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) efforts to restrict the use of rodenticides, claiming the proposed mitigation measures could endanger the nation’s food supply, public health, and property.
Hyde-Smith authored a letter signed by 16...
HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES DROUGHT-STRICKEN LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS TO ACCESS USDA DISASTER PROGRAMS
HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES DROUGHT-STRICKEN LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS TO ACCESS USDA DISASTER PROGRAMS
Senator Highlights Assistance Available to Help Mitigate Losses Caused by Prolonged Miss. Drought
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Encourages Livestock Producers to Access USDA Drought Programs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged livestock producers in Mississippi to consider U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) disaster assistance programs to help them recover...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES OVER $207K FOR CWD TESTING PROJECT IN MISS.
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES OVER $207K FOR CWD TESTING PROJECT IN MISS.
MDWFP Will Use USDA Grant as Part of National Effort to Combat Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that $207,541 in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding has been approved for chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance in Mississippi.
Hyde-Smith said the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) will use the FY2023 USDA Animal...
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act Moves to Senate
Ohio Ag Connection
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act Moves to Senate
Ohio Ag Connection
Senate bill S. 1957, Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, gained two more cosponsors from Ohio and Kansas, totaling 13 sponsors to-date.
The identical bill authored by House Ag Chairman G.T. Thompson passed the U.S...
Madison declares a state of disaster, seeks federal funds. See why
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Madison declares a state of disaster, seeks federal funds. See why
By Ross Reily
Eight pine trees are bunched together along the Madison Ave. right-of-way, just off of I-55 in Madison. They have died recently and need to be taken down because they pose a public-safety risk...
GOP senator demands answers from Biden admin on 'confusing' regulation that could crush farming families
Fox News
GOP senator demands answers from Biden admin on 'confusing' regulation that could crush farming families
13 senators signed on to the letter along with Ernst
By Andrew Mark Miller
FIRST ON FOX: Iowa GOP Sen. Joni Ernst has penned a bipartisan letter with fellow senators to the Biden...