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, PANEL HEAR PLEA FOR TREASURY DEPT. FUNDS TO HELP UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES
HYDE-SMITH, PANEL HEAR PLEA FOR TREASURY DEPT. FUNDS TO HELP UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES
Miss. Delta Banker Testifies at Senate Appropriations Hearing on FY22 Treasury Budget Requests
PHOTO: Andy Anderson of Anguilla, Miss., Testifying.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday welcomed the testimony of a Mississippi Delta banker on the need to expand federal programs that allow small community banks to supply loans to underserved populations.
Hyde...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $3.22 MILLION FOR MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITIES
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $3.22 MILLION FOR MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITIES
Federal Grants to Support Purchase of Transit, Police &Public Works Vehicles
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced $3.22 million in federal grants to support the purchase or lease of low emissions buses for the City of Jackson, and police and public works vehicles for seven other Mississippi communities.
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and U.S...
HYDE-SMITH PRAISES SENATE PASSAGE OF ‘GROWING CLIMATE SOLUTIONS ACT’
HYDE-SMITH PRAISES SENATE PASSAGE OF ‘GROWING CLIMATE SOLUTIONS ACT’
Miss. Senator Cosponsored Bipartisan Bill to Promote Forest, Farm & Ranch Access to Carbon Credit Markets as Nation Tackles Climate Change Issues
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised Senate passage of bipartisan legislation to improve access to carbon credit markets for private forest owners and agriculture producers interested in ramping up conservation efforts.
As a member of the Senate...
Rural veterinary shortages create risks for U.S. food system, report says
Morning Ag Clips
Rural veterinary shortages create risks for U.S. food system, report says
More than 500 counties across the U.S. have shortages of food animal veterinarians, according to the report
By Farm Journal Foundation
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is facing an alarming shortfall of...
USDA publishes final rule to establish cattle contracts library program
SuperTalk Mississippi News
USDA publishes final rule to establish cattle contracts library program
By Caleb Salers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has published a final rule to establish a cattle contracts library pilot program, a move endorsed by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss...
Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses At-Risk Rural Hospitals
Clarksdale Press Register
Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses At-Risk Rural Hospitals
By THE PRESS REGISTER
Wed,11/23/22-12:00PM, 247 Reads
At a hearing in the build-up to writing the nation’s agriculture production law, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith used the dire outlook of rural hospitals in...