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.


HYDE-SMITH:  USDA REPORT INVALIDATES CLAIM THAT BIDEN TAX PLAN WON’T HURT MANY FAMILY FARMS

HYDE-SMITH:  USDA REPORT INVALIDATES CLAIM THAT BIDEN TAX PLAN WON’T HURT MANY FAMILY FARMS

Analysis Disproves Administration Claim Only 2 Percent of Farms Affected by $3.5 Trillion Tax & Spending Spree

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said a new report provides more evidence that capital gains tax changes to help pay for President Biden’s $3.5 trillion tax and spending plan will hit family farms more harshly than the administration will admit.

The U.S...

HYDE-SMITH WARNS DEMS’ $3.5 TRILLION PLAN COULD HARM MISS. DAIRIES, FARMS

HYDE-SMITH WARNS DEMS’ $3.5 TRILLION PLAN COULD HARM MISS. DAIRIES, FARMS

Ag. Subcommittee Reviews Challenges Facing Nations Dairies, Needed Reforms

091521 Ag Dairy Hearing
VIDEO CLIP:  Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses Democratic Tax Threat to Family Farms.
VIDEO CLIP:  Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses Hardships on Dairy Farms in Mississippi, Southeast.
VIDEO CLIP:  Tate County Dairy Farmer Mike Ferguson Testifies Before Senate Agriculture Panel.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today warned that the...

HYDE-SMITH:  ADDITIONAL MISS. LIVESTOCK, POULTRY PRODUCERS NOW ELIGIBLE FOR USDA CORONAVIRUS AID

HYDE-SMITH:  ADDITIONAL MISS. LIVESTOCK, POULTRY PRODUCERS NOW ELIGIBLE FOR USDA CORONAVIRUS AID

USDA Rule Expands CFAP 2 Payments to Livestock, Poultry Contract Producers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, today encouraged eligible agriculture producers in Mississippi to apply for U.S. Department of Agriculture assistance related to losses linked to the coronavirus pandemic.

The USDA recently published...

Leaders attend conference at MSU to talk about World Hunger

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Leaders attend conference at MSU to talk about World Hunger

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By T'Keeyah Cummings

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) - Tonight, 1 in 6 people in the state of Mississippi will go to bed hungry.

Not knowing where your next meal is coming from is called food insecurity. It’s a huge problem...

Delta State awarded $2M grant to train agricultural pilots

WJTV-TV Jackson

Delta State awarded $2M grant to train agricultural pilots

By Biancca Ball

CLEVELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Delta State University’s (DSU) Department of Commercial Aviation was recently appropriated $2 million by the United States Senate to implement an Agricultural Aircraft Operations...