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 JOINS EFFORT TO PREVENT AG TRADE SUPPRESSION
HYDE-SMITH JOINS EFFORT TO PREVENT AG TRADE SUPPRESSION
EATS Act Would Prevent One State from Imposing Radical Ag Standards on Other States
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) and others in introducing legislation to prohibit states and local governments from interfering with the production or manufacture of agricultural products in other states.
The Exposing Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act would protect...
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE FY2022 AG APPROPRIATIONS BILL
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE FY2022 AG APPROPRIATIONS BILL
Committee Approves Bill with Supplemental Assistance Linked to 2020 & 2021 Flooding, Other Natural Disasters
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted with the Senate Appropriations Committee to advance a funding measure that supports agricultural interests in Mississippi, including supplemental disaster assistance for producers adversely affected by natural disasters in 2020 and 2021.
Hyde-Smith, who...
HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO MITIGATE DANGERS POSED BY TREE SPIKING
HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO MITIGATE DANGERS POSED BY TREE SPIKING
Bill Intended to Help Protect Firefighters, Loggers & Sawmill Workers from Eco-Terrorist Tree Spikes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced she is cosponsoring the Tree Spiking Mitigation Act, a measure to protect firefighters, loggers, and sawmill workers against dangers posed by trees spiked by eco-terrorists.
The tree spiking involves hammering a metal or ceramic rod into tree trunks in...
Hyde-Smith cosponsors two measures to overturn new ATF rule on firearms
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Hyde-Smith cosponsors two measures to overturn new ATF rule on firearms
By Caleb Salers
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., is challenging a Biden administration rule that she argues is in violation of citizens’ Second Amendment rights.
Hyde-Smith has...
USDA buys $42M worth of catfish at request of Mississippi congressional delegation
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USDA buys $42M worth of catfish at request of Mississippi congressional delegation
By Caleb Salers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has purchased $42 million of catfish products for distribution to various nutrition assistance programs, including charitable...
Hyde-Smith co-sponsored newly signed CWD Research and Management Act
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Hyde-Smith co-sponsored newly signed CWD Research and Management Act
By Hunter Cloud
WASHINGTON D.C. — Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith played a role in efforts to pass the Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act this past year. She co-sponsored the bill with John...