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 REPORTS MISS. TIMBER BUSINESSES TO RECEIVE $15.7 MILLION IN PANDEMIC ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS
HYDE-SMITH REPORTS MISS. TIMBER BUSINESSES TO RECEIVE $15.7 MILLION IN PANDEMIC ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS
USDA Begins Distribution of Final Payments Associated with FY21 Funding Measures
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin distributing more than $15.7 million to Mississippi timber harvesters and timber hauling businesses negatively affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
HYDE-SMITH ISSUES THANKSGIVING MESSAGE
HYDE-SMITH ISSUES THANKSGIVING MESSAGE
“Our Recovery from the Pandemic has Taught Us Not to Take for Granted Our Ability to Freely Gather with Those Most Important to Us.”
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Issues Thanksgiving Holiday Message.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued a statement to commemorate Thanksgiving, marking progress in pandemic recovery and calling on Mississippians to recommit to sharing their bounty with those in need.
“I hope this...
HYDE-SMITH BLASTS EPA DECISION TO STOP YAZOO PUMPS
HYDE-SMITH BLASTS EPA DECISION TO STOP YAZOO PUMPS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding action taken by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stop a new effort to construct a flood control pumps project for the Yazoo Backwater Area of the Mississippi Delta:
“This is an absolutely terrible day for the people who live in the Mississippi Delta and an even sadder day for the country when an agency like the EPA refuses to...
From WOTUS to Rural Programming: Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith advocates for farmers to overcome challenges
RFD TV
From WOTUS to Rural Programming: Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith advocates for farmers to overcome challenges
RFD-TV News Staff, Currey McCullough
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith fought for Farm Bill change in a recent Senate Ag Hearing.
RFD-TV’s Tammi Arender was on Capitol Hill to hear some of...
USDA aide says tracking foreign land buyers requires funding
CQ Roll Call
USDA aide says tracking foreign land buyers requires funding
By Ellyn Ferguson, CQ
The Agriculture Department will need funding and up-to-date technology if lawmakers want the agency to track farmland purchases by foreign buyers, especially those with ties to the People’s Republic of...
Senators Reintroduce Cattle Market Reform Bill
Kanas Ag Connection
Senators Reintroduce Cattle Market Reform Bill
Kansas Ag Connection
U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) Thursday introduced the bipartisan Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2023.
The...