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 COSPONSORS BILL TO EASE REGULATIONS ON LIVESTOCK HAULERS
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO EASE REGULATIONS ON LIVESTOCK HAULERS
Mandatory Monitoring & Rest Requirements Discount Danger to Livestock
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that she has cosponsored legislation to make commonsense regulatory changes for livestock haulers, who face the prospect of complying with strict rules regarding electronic monitoring and hours of service.
The Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act (S.2938) would require...
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE BUDGET-NEUTRAL, BIPARTISAN FARM BILL
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE BUDGET-NEUTRAL, BIPARTISAN FARM BILL
Senate Ag Committee Bill Includes Hyde-Smith Amendments and Programs Important to Mississippi
Watch Senator Hyde-Smith Post-Markup Statement: https://youtu.be/SOTXnrmgq9g
Watch Senator Hyde-Smith Opening Statement: https://youtu.be/wCTFctssZAo
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to advance a new five-year farm bill authorizing a broad array of policies and programs important to Mississippi...
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE BUDGET-NEUTRAL, BIPARTISAN FARM BILL
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE BUDGET-NEUTRAL, BIPARTISAN FARM BILL
Senate Ag Committee Bill Includes Hyde-Smith Amendments and Programs Important to Mississippi
Watch Senator Hyde-Smith Post-Markup Statement: https://youtu.be/SOTXnrmgq9g
Watch Senator Hyde-Smith Opening Statement: https://youtu.be/wCTFctssZAo
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to advance a new five-year farm bill authorizing a broad array of policies and programs important to Mississippi...
Safety net proposed for fishermen
Houma (La.) Courier
Safety net proposed for fishermen
By Halle Parker
Louisiana shrimpers say a bill introduced in the Senate that would provide a safety net for commercial fishermen to help in difficult years like 2019 is a long time coming.
For decades, shrimpers and others in the commercial...
New bill would pay Coast fisherman for losses after Bonnet Carré opening, algae bloom
Sun Herald, Biloxi
New bill would pay Coast fisherman for losses after Bonnet Carré opening, algae bloom
By Justin Mitchell
A bill proposed by Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith would help seafood workers on the Coast after a devastating season because of the opening of Bonnet Carré Spillway and...
Hyde-Smith, Kennedy propose fisheries, aquaculture disaster assistance
The Hagstrom Report
Hyde-Smith, Kennedy propose fisheries, aquaculture disaster assistance
Hagstrom Report
Sens. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and John Kennedy, R-La., Tuesday introduced legislation to create a disaster assistance program for commercial fishing and aquaculture operations in the...