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 ACTS TO PRESERVE CONSUMER CHOICE AS ENERGY DEPT. MOVES TO BLOCK GAS, PROPANE APPLIANCES
HYDE-SMITH ACTS TO PRESERVE CONSUMER CHOICE AS ENERGY DEPT. MOVES TO BLOCK GAS, PROPANE APPLIANCES
Miss. Senator Cosponsors Legislation, Signs Letter Challenging DOE ‘Backdoor Ban’ on Gas Stoves
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week cosponsored legislation to counter federal agency efforts to eliminate gas appliances by preserving the ability of consumers to choose what type of stove, water heater, or furnace they want in their homes.
The Natural Gas Appliances...
HYDE-SMITH BACKS TIM SCOTT’S BILL TO PROTECT WORKERS, SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
HYDE-SMITH BACKS TIM SCOTT’S BILL TO PROTECT WORKERS, SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
Landmark ‘Employee Rights Act’ Would Update Nation’s Labor Policies for the 21st Century
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday threw her support behind legislation to modernize the U.S. labor policies for the 21 century and away from policies that favor big labor over the interests of employees.
Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Employee Rights Act of 2023 (S.1201)...
Hyde-Smith, AG secretary discuss USDA aid options for tornado victims
Brookhaven Daily Leader
Hyde-Smith, AG secretary discuss USDA aid options for tornado victims
By Daily Leader Staff
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), of Brookhaven, spoke Wednesday with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) resources available to Mississippians affected by the deadly tornadoes that tore across Mississippi on Friday.
Hyde-Smith used a Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the FY2024 USDA budget request to...
Iraq Resumes Purchases of U.S. Rice
USA Rice Daily
Iraq Resumes Purchases of U.S. Rice
Aug 06, 2024
BAGHDAD, IRAQ – After months of uncertainty following U.S. government-imposed financial restrictions, Iraq again is purchasing rice from the United States. Over the weekend, ADM Rice sold a vessel of U.S. rice which will be loaded...
Beginning Farmers Seek a Stronger Safety Net, Better Access to Capital and Crop Insurance
Progressive Farmer
Beginning Farmers Seek a Stronger Safety Net, Better Access to Capital and Crop Insurance
By Chris Clayton
OMAHA (DTN) -- As senators work out their details for a farm bill, young farmers on Tuesday told them about the need for base acres and higher reference prices, as well as...
Hyde-Smith Helps DSU Celebrate Another Class of Ag Aviation Grads
Indianola Enterprise-Tocsin
Hyde-Smith Helps DSU Celebrate Another Class of Ag Aviation Grads
By Jay Fletcher
The Delta State University Aviation Certification Ceremony felt more like a family reunion than a graduation event.
A family reunion of pilots one might say.
The bonds that were...