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 HAILS VICTORY FOR U.S. CATFISH PRODUCERS AS COMMERCE DEPT. REVERSES DECISION FAVORING COMMUNIST VIETNAM
HYDE-SMITH HAILS VICTORY FOR U.S. CATFISH PRODUCERS AS COMMERCE DEPT. REVERSES DECISION FAVORING COMMUNIST VIETNAM
Hyde-Smith Led Senate Effort Challenging Draft Anti-Dumping Order that Would Have Given Unprecedented Blanket Relief to All Communist-Controlled Vietnam Exporters
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today claimed victory for U.S. farm-raised catfish producers and processors with an announcement by the U.S. Commerce Department to reverse a preliminary...
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES URGE FREEZE TO AG WAGE RATE THAT COULD THREATEN AMERICA’S AGRICULTURE INDEPENDENCE
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES URGE FREEZE TO AG WAGE RATE THAT COULD THREATEN AMERICA’S AGRICULTURE INDEPENDENCE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and 15 colleagues are urging congressional leadership to use the earliest possible legislative vehicle to freeze to the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) at 2023 levels in order to provide relief to farmers and ranchers already suffering under the burden of high input costs.
The request, made in a letter sent to Senate and House...
HYDE-SMITH PROMOTES EXCLUDED MISS. PROJECTS IN FINAL INTERIOR-ENVIRONMENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL
HYDE-SMITH PROMOTES EXCLUDED MISS. PROJECTS IN FINAL INTERIOR-ENVIRONMENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL
Miss. Senator Says Final Measure Includes Provisions Targeting Radical Biden Energy, Environment Policies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today supported final passage of an appropriations bill that will make investments in Mississippi water systems, wastewater infrastructure, and unique cultural projects.
Hyde-Smith voted...
Veterinarians visit Capitol Hill to urge support for rural veterinary shortage
Beef Magazine
Veterinarians visit Capitol Hill to urge support for rural veterinary shortage
Lawmakers urged to support, cosponsor Rural Veterinary Workforce Act and include Healthy Dog Importation Act in farm bill.
February 6, 2024
Over 140 veterinary professionals met this week with senators...
Cindy Hyde-Smith cosponsors Disaster Reforestation Act
Vicksburg Post
Cindy Hyde-Smith cosponsors Disaster Reforestation Act
By Staff Reports
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is supporting legislation aimed at fixing the federal tax code that unintentionally penalizes forest landowners who lose timber due to natural disasters.
Hyde-Smith has...
Hyde-Smith Joins Fight to Give Farm Families, Small Businesses Fair Shot At Student Financial Aid
Vicksburg Daily News
Hyde-Smith Joins Fight to Give Farm Families, Small Businesses Fair Shot At Student Financial Aid
February 2, 2024
By Press Release
As colleges and students grapple with a botched student aid rollout, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has joined an effort to reverse...