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)
ON U.S.-MEXICO BORDER TOUR, HYDE-SMITH SAYS LAX BIDEN POLICIES FUELING NATIONAL SECURITY, HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
ON U.S.-MEXICO BORDER TOUR, HYDE-SMITH SAYS LAX BIDEN POLICIES FUELING NATIONAL SECURITY, HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
Says Mississippi, All States Affected by Historic Illegal Entries, Human & Drug Trafficking
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Comments on Findings from Time on U.S.-Mexico Border.
PHOTO: Senators Hyde-Smith, Blackburn and Britt Briefed at Border Wall near Eagle Pass, Texas.
PHOTO: Senator Hyde-Smith Briefed by Texas Department of Public Safety Officer.
PHOTO: Senator Hyde-Smith Listens to...
MISS. SENATORS AGAINST MEXICO’S PROPOSED BAN ON GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CORN
MISS. SENATORS AGAINST MEXICO’S PROPOSED BAN ON GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CORN
Wicker, Hyde-Smith & Colleagues Tell Administration Ban Would be a “Breach of USMCA”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday joined a bipartisan letter to Biden administration officials to express their growing concern over Mexico’s efforts to ban U.S. genetically engineered corn.
The Mississippi Senators are among 26 who signed a letter to United States...
HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES NEW USDA RULE ON CATTLE MARKET TRANSPARENCY
HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES NEW USDA RULE ON CATTLE MARKET TRANSPARENCY
Miss. Senator Helped Secure Funding, Language Directing USDA to Establish Cattle Contracts Library
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the publication of a final rule to establish a Cattle Contracts Library Pilot Program, a congressionally-directed project within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to increase market transparency for cattle producers.
Hyde-Smith, who serves on both the...
Vilsack takes small farm message to Senate ag
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Vilsack takes small farm message to Senate ag
By Jerry Hagstrom, The Hagstrom Report
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told the Senate Agriculture Committee today that the next farm bill should create more markets for small- and medium-sized farmers. When he got some pushback from...
Sec. Vilsack is in the hot seat as ag leaders say should be top priority for the Farm Bill
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Sec. Vilsack is in the hot seat as ag leaders say should be top priority for the Farm Bill
RFD-TV News Staff, Currey McCullough
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack testified before the Senate Agriculture Committee. The main topics centered around hat should be in the next Farm Bill as well as...
Small and Large in Farm Bill Hearing
Progressive Farmer
Small and Large in Farm Bill Hearing
Farm Size Is No Small Argument in Farm Bill Debate
By Chris Clayton, DTN Ag Policy Editor
OMAHA (DTN) -- Arguments over helping small, mid-size and large farmers were a constant theme Thursday as U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack...