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 LOOKS TO FUNDING NEEDS FOR USDA WATERSHED, FLOOD PROTECTION PROGRAM
HYDE-SMITH LOOKS TO FUNDING NEEDS FOR USDA WATERSHED, FLOOD PROTECTION PROGRAM
Ag. Secretary Assures FY22 Watershed Funding Secured by Hyde-Smith Will Help Address Damages Caused By June 2021 Excessive Rain Event
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today looked to determine a sufficient level of funding for a U.S. Department of Agriculture program that assists...
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES CHIDE BIDEN ADMIN. FOR ‘BACKSEAT’ STANCE ON U.S. TRADE AGENDA
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES CHIDE BIDEN ADMIN. FOR ‘BACKSEAT’ STANCE ON U.S. TRADE AGENDA
Twenty-Four Senators Urge Administration to Prioritize U.S. Trade and Agriculture Agenda
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined colleagues in chiding the Biden administration’s “backseat” approach to expand U.S. agricultural and other trade, and strongly encouraged the White House to prioritize market access initiatives as part of America’s trade agenda.
Twenty-four Senators...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH TO FWS: RESIST PRESSURE TO BAN LEAD AMMO & TACKLE ON PUBLIC LANDS
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH TO FWS: RESIST PRESSURE TO BAN LEAD AMMO & TACKLE ON PUBLIC LANDS
Miss. Senators, Colleagues Side with Sportsmen in Letter to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today signed a letter encouraging U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams not to cave in to activists’ calls to restrict the use of lead ammo and tackle on public lands.
The letter, led by U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R...
There's a shortage of vets to treat farm animals. Pandemic pets are partly to blame
National Public Radio
There's a shortage of vets to treat farm animals. Pandemic pets are partly to blame
By Scott Neuman
One night last spring, Andy Berry, a livestock farmer in Mississippi, was working the phone. One of his cows was experiencing a life-threatening breech birth and his regular...
Senators Opposed to Mexico's Proposed Ban on GE Corn
USAgNet
Senators Opposed to Mexico's Proposed Ban on GE Corn
USAgNet
U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) led a bipartisan letter with 24 of their Senate colleagues to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) expressing...
Hyde-Smith turns attention to lack of large animal vets
Oxford Eagle
Hyde-Smith turns attention to lack of large animal vets
By Jake Davis
Veterinarians for large farm animals are in short supply.
Across the nation, fewer and fewer veterinary students choose to pursue careers as large animals veterinarians each year, leading to a massive shortage of...