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 SAYS USDA REORGANIZATION WILL BRING NEW RESOURCES, PERSONNEL TO STONEVILLE & MISSISSIPPI STATE
HYDE-SMITH SAYS USDA REORGANIZATION WILL BRING NEW RESOURCES, PERSONNEL TO STONEVILLE & MISSISSIPPI STATE
New Restructuring Plan Departs from Initial Proposals to ‘Eliminate’ Area Offices like ARS Stoneville
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said the effort to reorganize the U.S. Department of Agriculture bureaucracy will result in new Agriculture Research Service (ARS) resources and personnel to Mississippi.
Hyde-Smith, who gained the administration’s commitmen...
HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES AG SEC. ENDORSEMENT OF HER ‘BUYING AMERICAN COTTON ACT’
HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES AG SEC. ENDORSEMENT OF HER ‘BUYING AMERICAN COTTON ACT’
“I Think This is a Gamechanger” for U.S. Cotton, Brooke Rollins Tells Hyde-Smith
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith and Ag Secretary Rollins Discuss the Buying American Cotton Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed and highlighted Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins’ endorsement of her Buying American Cotton Act (BACA), a policy bill to rebuild a sustainable market for U.S.-grown...
HYDE-SMITH PUSHES FOR USDA TO FILL POST NEEDED TO ADVANCE MISS. CONSERVATION PROJECTS
HYDE-SMITH PUSHES FOR USDA TO FILL POST NEEDED TO ADVANCE MISS. CONSERVATION PROJECTS
Senator Says Lack of a USDA-NRCS Cultural Resource Specialist is Costing Miss. Farmers, Landowners
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today stressed the importance of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) filling a key personnel post that, if left vacant, will...
USDA to purchase $20 million in catfish, benefiting Mississippi catfish producers
SuperTalk Mississippi News
USDA to purchase $20 million in catfish, benefiting Mississippi catfish producers
By Griffin Ray
U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will purchase up to $20 million in farm-raised catfish, which will likely...
Rollins: Farm Aid Buys Time for Ag
Progressive Farmer
Rollins: Farm Aid Buys Time for Ag
Rollins Points to Ag Consolidation as Reason for Aid; Senators Seek Disaster Funds
By Jake Zajkowski, DTN Ag Policy Editor
WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins joined military leaders on Tuesday to urge Senate...
MS lawmaker wants help after catfish industry hits 'crisis' point
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
MS lawmaker wants help after catfish industry hits 'crisis' point
By Bea Anhuci
- Catfish farmers in states like Alabama and Mississippi are facing economic hardship due to rising production costs.
- Increased expenses for feed, electricity, and transportation have outpaced...