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 BACKS GROWING CLIMATE SOLUTIONS ACT
HYDE-SMITH BACKS GROWING CLIMATE SOLUTIONS ACT
Bipartisan Legislation Would Promote Forest, Farm & Ranch Access to Carbon Credit Markets
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced her support for bipartisan legislation intended to increase voluntary participation by private forest owners and agriculture producers in conservation efforts by improving access to carbon credit markets.
Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Growing Climate Solutions Act (S...
HYDE-SMITH CONFIDENT OF EPA COMMITMENT TO YAZOO PUMPS AS ‘ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE’ PROJECT
HYDE-SMITH CONFIDENT OF EPA COMMITMENT TO YAZOO PUMPS AS ‘ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE’ PROJECT
Senator Focuses on Miss. Delta Need at Appropriations Hearing on Administration’s Infrastructure Plans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today identified the uncompleted Yazoo Backwater Area pumps as “one of the most...
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO ALLOW FISH FARMERS TO PROTECT PONDS FROM PREDATORY BIRDS
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO ALLOW FISH FARMERS TO PROTECT PONDS FROM PREDATORY BIRDS
Double-Crested Cormorants Cost Miss. Catfish, Aquaculture Producers Millions Annually
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday joined Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) in introducing legislation to increase the ability of catfish farmers and other aquaculture producers to cull predatory double-crested cormorant populations.
The C...
Ask the Master Gardener
Pontotoc Progress
Ask the Master Gardener
By Betty Crane, Ph.D.
Question: What are some current venues for agriculture branching out through the MSU Extension?
Answer: The MSU Extension Service offers varied services for, not only farmers and gardeners, but for those curious about farms and...
Senators pass resolution to designate August National Catfish Month
WLBT-TV Jackson
Senators pass resolution to designate August National Catfish Month
By Maggie Wade
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi Senators join other national lawmakers to designate August as National Catfish Month.
They passed a resolution to recognize the importance of U.S. catfish to the...
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is backing the Rural Content Resolution
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Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is backing the Rural Content Resolution
By Currey McCullough
A bipartisan resolution has passed the Senate that would guarantee a spot for rural television programming for years to come, and it is something that RFD-TV founder, Patrick Gottsch has been fighting for...