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 FOCUSES ON STATES’ ROLES IN ENERGY PROJECTS OF ‘NATIONAL INTEREST’
HYDE-SMITH FOCUSES ON STATES’ ROLES IN ENERGY PROJECTS OF ‘NATIONAL INTEREST’
Senate Energy Committee Hearing Examines Permitting Reform Process for Energy Projects
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Focuses on States’ Roles in Energy Projects of “National Interest”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today focused on the rights of states in approving energy projects within their borders as Congress renews efforts to reform the federal permitting process to help ensure the...
HYDE-SMITH WANTS MORE AG PERSPECTIVES CONSIDERED IN EPA PESTICIDE REVIEWS
HYDE-SMITH WANTS MORE AG PERSPECTIVES CONSIDERED IN EPA PESTICIDE REVIEWS
Miss. Senator Asks Nominee to Commit to Improving USDA-EPA Coordination
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses USDA-EPA Interaction on Pest Control Regulations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today received a commitment from a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) nominee to ensure agriculture interests are truly considered as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates the pesticides...
HYDE-SMITH SAYS CREDIT OPTIONS, RISK MANAGEMENT TOOLS KEY TO FUTURE OF U.S. AGRICULTURE
HYDE-SMITH SAYS CREDIT OPTIONS, RISK MANAGEMENT TOOLS KEY TO FUTURE OF U.S. AGRICULTURE
Hyde-Smith Subcommittee Conducts Second Farm Bill Hearing on Risk Management
VIDEO CLIP: Senator Hyde-Smith on Agricultural Producers’ Access to Affordable and Flexible Credit Options.
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Witnesses.
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith’s Opening Statement.
TEXT: Senator Hyde-Smith’s Opening Statement.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today stressed the need...
Senate appropriators push to authorize disaster recovery program
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Senate appropriators push to authorize disaster recovery program
By Caitlin Reilly, CQ
Senate appropriators drew attention Tuesday to the shortcomings of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s disaster recovery program caused by the ad hoc nature through which Congress funds...
Lawmakers cry foul on USDA changes to stretch disaster aid money
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Dec. 7, 2023 – 11:22 a.m.
Lawmakers cry foul on USDA changes to stretch disaster aid money
By Ellyn Ferguson, CQ
The Agriculture Department's payment formula for the second phase of the emergency disaster relief program has sparked letters of concern from Republicans and a request for a...
Exclusive — Tom Cotton Issues Plan to Ban U.S. Importation of Chinese Seafood
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Exclusive — Tom Cotton Issues Plan to Ban U.S. Importation of Chinese Seafood
By John Binder
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) will introduce legislation this week to ban the United States from importing seafood and aquaculture products from China, Breitbart News has exclusively learned.
The...