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, COLLEAGUES QUESTION USDA DATA ON BIDEN TAX PLAN IMPACT ON FAMILY FARMS & RANCHES
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES QUESTION USDA DATA ON BIDEN TAX PLAN IMPACT ON FAMILY FARMS & RANCHES
Ag Committee Members Ask Secretary Vilsack to Produce Evidence to Support Claim Only 2 Percent of Farms Affected
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and fellow members of the Senate Agriculture Committee are asking for the public release of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data that clarifies how President Biden’s bid to increase taxes will affect American family farms and...
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS ‘RURAL JOBS ACT’
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS ‘RURAL JOBS ACT’
Bipartisan Bill Would Focus New Market Tax Credits toward Fighting Rural Poverty, Creating Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored bipartisan legislation to put greater focus on using New Market Tax Credits (NMTC) to increase job-creating investments in rural communities.
The Rural Jobs Act (S.1671) would expand upon the U.S. Treasury Department program by designating $500 million in NMTC investments for “Rural...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $25 MILLION USDA ACTION TO BOOST SHRIMP INDUSTRY
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $25 MILLION USDA ACTION TO BOOST SHRIMP INDUSTRY
USDA Commits to Purchase of Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Wild-Caught Shrimp
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) commitment to purchase an additional $25 million in wild-caught shrimp that should benefit the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
The USDA on Thursday announced the purchase of Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic wild-caught shrimp through its...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith welcome $7.7 million for North Mississippi infrastructure
Y’all Politics
Wicker, Hyde-Smith welcome $7.7 million for North Mississippi infrastructure
Grants will go towards nine infrastructure projects in multiple Mississippi counties in the Appalachia region.
By Anne Summerhays
On Friday, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)...
Stabenow, Boozman Hope Ag Nominees Confirmed Next Week
Progressive Farmer
Stabenow, Boozman Hope Ag Nominees Confirmed Next Week
By Jerry Hagstrom, DTN Political Correspondent
WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said Thursday she hopes the Senate will confirm three agriculture nominees next week by...
Residents Continue To Wait For Backwater Pumps
The Yazoo Herald
Residents Continue To Wait For Backwater Pumps
By Jamie Patterson
Residents are still demanding answers and relief when it comes to the status of the Yazoo Backwater Area Pumps Project.
Town hall meetings and panels of elected and federal officials have recently held meetings...