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 SUPPORTS EFFORT TO CHINESE CLOSE “WET” MARKETS LINKED TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS EFFORT TO CLOSE CHINESE “WET” MARKETS LINKED TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Miss. Senator Calls for Global Ban on Wet Markets Considered Breeding Ground for Pandemic Diseases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced she has joined a bipartisan push for a global ban on live wildlife or “wet” markets to help prevent future pandemics like the novel coronavirus now damaging the U.S. health system and economy.

Hyde-Smith is among the Senators who are...

WITH MARKET COLLAPSE, SENATORS SEEK COVID-19 AID FOR U.S. CATFISH, AQUACULTURE INDUSTRIES

WITH MARKET COLLAPSE, SENATORS SEEK COVID-19 AID FOR U.S. CATFISH, AQUACULTURE INDUSTRIES

Hyde-Smith Leads Effort Asking USDA Sec. Perdue to Use Authority to Help Sustain Industry

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators from leading catfish-producing states today asked Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to use his authority to provide CARES Act funding to help sustain the U.S. aquaculture industry, which has been hit by sharp market share declines and depressed prices.

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith...

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES MISS. LEVEE BOARD ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HARM CAUSED BY YAZOO BACKWATER FLOODING

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES MISS. LEVEE BOARD ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HARM CAUSED BY YAZOO BACKWATER FLOODING

Miss. Senator Says Solid Scientific Data Demonstrates Backwater Flooding Causes Severe Environmental Damage

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the release of a Mississippi Levee Board (MSLB) statement that succinctly outlines the severe and ongoing environmental harm caused by the persistent flooding in the Yazoo Backwater Area.

The MSLB issued the...

School district students now receiving free meals through USDA waiver

Itawamba County Times

School district students now receiving free meals through USDA waiver

By Teresa Blake

Itawamba County School District (ICSD) students are now receiving free breakfast and lunch meals after the approval of a state-wide school nutrition waiver.

U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith...

USDA Extends Free Meals For Kids Through December 31, 2020

WBIW Radio Bedford, Ind.

USDA Extends Free Meals For Kids Through December 31, 2020

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Last week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will extend several flexibilities through as late as December 31...