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 PREDICTS MISS. CATFISH, POULTRY & RICE PRODUCERS WILL BENEFIT FROM LATEST USDA SECTION 32 PURCHASES
HYDE-SMITH PREDICTS MISS. CATFISH, POULTRY & RICE PRODUCERS WILL BENEFIT FROM LATEST USDA SECTION 32 PURCHASES
USDA Approves $61 Million to Purchase Surplus Farm-Raised Catfish, Chicken & Rice for Use in Food Assistance Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today expressed confidence that Mississippi producers of farm-raised catfish, poultry, and rice will benefit from a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agreement to purchase up to $61 million of those...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $5.9 MILLION FOR CONTINUED RECOVERY FROM TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR & WINTER STORM FERN
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $5.9 MILLION FOR CONTINUED RECOVERY FROM TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR & WINTER STORM FERN
Two Federal Highway Administration Grants Will Provide Aid Statewide
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced the award of two grants totaling $5.9 million to help Mississippi continue recovery work associated with Tropical Storm Arthur and Winter Storm Fern.
The...
HYDE-SMITH HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLLOUT OF $423 MILLION TO MISS. AG PRODUCERS
HYDE-SMITH HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLLOUT OF $423 MILLION TO MISS. AG PRODUCERS
Improved Agriculture Risk Coverage & Price Loss Coverage Authorized in Working Families Tax Cuts Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today highlighted the start of an estimated $423 million in farm safety net improvements being made available to Mississippi agricultural producers as the Farm Service Agency begins implementing aspects of the Working Families Tax Cuts Act enacted last year.
The...
MCOOL in spotlight as 'Four Corners' negotiate a final farm bill
Agri-Pulse
MCOOL in spotlight as 'Four Corners' negotiate a final farm bill
By Olivia M. Bridges and Kim Chipman
- Restoring mandatory country-of-origin labels for beef is among top differences between House and Senate farm bills.
- House and Senate Ag committee aides are working to pave a path for...
ICYMI: AFP-MS Honors U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith with “Pioneers for Prosperity” Award
Americans for Prosperity
ICYMI: AFP-MS Honors U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith with “Pioneers for Prosperity” Award
Author AFP
Jackson, MS — Yesterday, Americans for Prosperity-Mississippi (AFP-MS) presented U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith with the “Pioneers for Prosperity” award at the AFP-MS office...
ASI, Members of Congress Support American Sheep Producers
Morning Ag Clips
ASI, Members of Congress Support American Sheep Producers
Sixty-Eight members of congress sign letter in support of ASI, American lamb growers and processors
PUBLISHED ON October 13, 2026
DENVER, Colo. — Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT) submitted a letter...
LEGISLATIVE SESSION--American Agriculture
LEGISLATIVE SESSION--American Agriculture
Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 170
(Senate - October 15, 2025) PDF
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Mississippi.
American Agriculture
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I rise today to highlight a growing
crisis that threatens our farmers...
TRIBUTE TO JOE AGUZZI
TRIBUTE TO JOE AGUZZI
Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 95
(Senate - June 4, 2025) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, it is an honor to express my
deep admiration and heartfelt respect for one of my constituents and
dear friend Mr. Joe Aguzzi of Cleveland, MS, who celebrated his 99th
birthda...
TRIBUTE TO HARRY DENDY
TRIBUTE TO HARRY DENDY
Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 9
(Senate - January 16, 2025) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, it is my pleasure to recognize
Harry Dendy as he retires from the sales committee of the Dixie
National Sale of Junior Champions. Each year, hundreds of young
agriculture...