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 REMINDS FLOOD VICTIMS, MISSISSIPPIANS NOT TO MISS JUNE 15 DEADLINE TO COMMENT ON ARMY CORPS YAZOO BACKWATER PROJECT
HYDE-SMITH REMINDS FLOOD VICTIMS, MISSISSIPPIANS NOT TO MISS JUNE 15 DEADLINE TO COMMENT ON ARMY CORPS YAZOO BACKWATER PROJECT
Public Comment Part of New Environmental Review for Much-Needed South Delta Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reminded Mississippians not to miss the Monday, June 15...
HYDE-SMITH: USDA APPROVES $8.26 MILLION FOR WATER SYSTEMS UPGRADES IN RURAL MISS.
HYDE-SMITH: USDA APPROVES $8.26 MILLION FOR WATER SYSTEMS UPGRADES IN RURAL MISS.
Rural Development Grant-Loan Funds Provided to Five Mississippi Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced $8.26 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture guaranteed loans and grants to support water and wastewater infrastructure projects in five rural Mississippi communities.
Systems in Adams...
HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES BILL TO ELIMINATE FEMA COST-SHARE FOR 2020 DISASTERS TO HELP STATES, CITIES DURING PANDEMIC
HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES BILL TO ELIMINATE FEMA COST-SHARE FOR 2020 DISASTERS TO HELP STATES, CITIES DURING PANDEMIC
Bipartisan Bill Would Ease COVID-19 Burden to Aid in Disaster Recovery Where Needed
VIDEO: Hyde-Smith Discusses Bills Offering Direct Aid to Cities, Counties & States.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation to eliminate the cost-share payments required of states and communities included in federal disaster declarations in 2020.
Th...
Positive report: Corps’ study says backwater pumps project should move ahead
Vicksburg Post
Positive report: Corps’ study says backwater pumps project should move ahead
By Tim Reeves
After months of study and feedback, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a report Friday that lays out recommendations for completion of the Yazoo Backwater Pumps Project.
In the...
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith: A Calling and Commitment To Serve
Delta Business Journal
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith: A Calling and Commitment To Serve
By Jack Criss
The first woman ever elected as Mississippi’s Agriculture Commissioner, the first woman to represent Mississippi in Congress through appointment and the first woman from Mississippi elected to...
TEC bridging ‘digital divide’ to Pine Belt area
Bay Springs Impact
TEC bridging ‘digital divide’ to Pine Belt area
By Heath Walley, Jasper County News Editor
Rural Mississippians in five local counties that have been seeking and begging for reliable internet service over the years may finally have something coming their way.
A digital bridge...