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 REGISTERS OPPOSITION TO NLRB MOVE TO RECLASSIFY INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS
HYDE-SMITH REGISTERS OPPOSITION TO NLRB MOVE TO RECLASSIFY INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS
Signs Amicus Brief Against Backdoor Effort to Implement Failed PRO Act Provisions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced she is among a dozen Senators voicing opposition to a backdoor effort by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to use regulatory changes to reclassify millions of independent contractors as employees.
Hyde-Smith signed an amicus brief to the NLRB...
HYDE-SMITH: MISSISSIPPIANS AREN’T BUYING BIDEN’S STRONG ECONOMY SPIN AS INFLATION HITS THEM HARD
HYDE-SMITH: MISSISSIPPIANS AREN’T BUYING BIDEN’S STRONG ECONOMY SPIN AS INFLATION HITS THEM HARD
Miss. Senator Says Better Economic, Energy Policies Needed to Tame Soaring Prices
VIDEO CLIP: Senator Hyde-Smith Joins Colleagues to Highlight Harmful Biden Economic Policies.
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Discusses Hardships Caused by Record-High Inflation.
PHOTO: Senator Hyde-Smith, Senator Mike Crapo & Senator Charles Grassley.
CHART: Broad-Based Bidenflation, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH TAKE UP FIGHT TO STOP BIDEN-OBAMA WOTUS RULE
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH TAKE UP FIGHT TO STOP BIDEN-OBAMA WOTUS RULE
Senate Republicans Unite to Call for Halt to EPA/USACE Rulemaking until Supreme Court Decision
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), as part of a united Senate Republican Conference, are urging two federal agencies to suspend a pending rulemaking the jurisdictional definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), until the U.S. Supreme Court completes consideration of a case...
Vilsack: USDA strapped by low staff salaries
Agri-Pulse
Vilsack: USDA strapped by low staff salaries
By Philip Brasher
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday that relatively low salaries are making it difficult for USDA to retain employees, including Farm Service Agency field staff.
During his second appearance on Capitol Hill in...
‘This community is going to come back:’ Federal help arrives in Mississippi
WLBT-TV Jackson
‘This community is going to come back:’ Federal help arrives in Mississippi
By Brendan Hall
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (WLBT) - Federal help is on the ground in Mississippi after President Biden approved the governor’s emergency declaration Sunday.
The governor, along with federal and...
Large-animal veterinarians at a premium in region
Jacksonville (Ill.) Journal Courier
Large-animal veterinarians at a premium in region
Dave Dawson, Reporter
The number of veterinarians practicing in rural areas is declining at the same time veterinary schools are turning out more graduates than ever. The result is fewer veterinarians available...