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.
Brookhaven Daily Leader
Will permanent Daylight Saving see the light at the end of this Congress?
By Brett Campbell
Protecting sunshine is a topic that shines in government circles in virtually every regular session of the U.S. Congress, and this 119th Congress is no different.
The U.S. House of...
Progressive Farmer
Farm Bill Clears Senate Ag Panel
Farm Bill Clears Senate Committee After Procedural Dispute
By Jake Zajkowski, DTN Ag Policy Editor
PORTLAND, Maine (DTN) -- The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced the 2026 farm bill on a 12-11 party-line vote Wednesday after resuming a...
RFD TV
Pork Producers Push for Prop 12 Action as Senate Farm Bill Advances Without Clear Fix
Pork producers had hoped the Senate farm bill would address the issue.
By Neal Burnette-Irwin, Marion Kirkpatrick
ST. PAUL, Minn. (RFD News) — Pork producers are raising concerns after the Senate farm...
RFD TV
Farm Bill 2.0 Clears Committee: Sen. Hyde-Smith Breaks Down Key Provisions Ahead of Floor Debate
Sen. Hyde-Smith of Mississippi discusses the Farm Bill and the issues she expects lawmakers to address as the legislation moves forward.
By Tony St. James, Marion Kirkpatrick, David Nelson
WAS...
Timber Processing
The Lumber Manufactory Opens First Sawmill In Mississippi
Timber Processing
A Washington, D.C.-based startup with roots in aerospace, defense and autonomous-vehicle technology has opened its first sawmill in northeast Miss., betting more than $15 million that a faster, tech...
Cotton Grower
Delta Council Names Clarke as New CEO
Carlisle’s experience is marked by a deep understanding of agriculture, conservation, flood control, and rural development.
Cotton Grower Staff
Delta Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Carlisle Clarke as the organization’s new...
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Interstate project could connect rural MS to cities across the South
By Bea Anhuci
NBC News
Trump appears to post Sen. Tom Cotton’s cell number in push to make daylight saving time permanent
The House passed a bill in July to make daylight saving time permanent, and the Senate has yet to take up the measure.
By Alexandra Marquez
President Donald Trump on Saturday appeared to...
Mississippi Business Journal
Hyde-Smith Introduces Bill to Protect Gulf Shrimpers
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Volume 1 Issue 39
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) recently introduced new legislation to help protect American wild-caught shrimp producers from the rapidly growing influx of...
Seafood Source
US senator moves to raise tariffs on Ecuadorian shrimp
By Nathan Strout
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) has introduced a bill to raise tariffs on shrimp from Ecuador in a bid to discourage imports and support the domestic shrimp sector.
“Not much has changed since...
