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)
MISS. DELEGATION URGES SBA TO INCLUDE MORE MISS. SMALL BUSINESSES IN PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM
MISS. DELEGATION URGES SBA TO INCLUDE MORE MISS. SMALL BUSINESSES IN PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The entire Mississippi congressional delegation today sent a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza requesting new agency guidance to include more Mississippi small businesses in the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss...
HYDE-SMITH: MISS. COUNTIES TO RECEIVE NEARLY $4.3 MILLION THROUGH SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS PROGRAM
HYDE-SMITH: MISS. COUNTIES TO RECEIVE NEARLY $4.3 MILLION THROUGH SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS PROGRAM
U.S. Forest Service Payments Going to 34 Mississippi Counties
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced nearly $4.3 million will be distributed to Mississippi counties through the U.S. Forest Service’s Secure Rural Schools (SRS) Program.
In all, 34 counties in Mississippi in which national forests are situated will be able to use the funding for the benefit of...
MISS. DELEGATION REQUESTS FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FEBRUARY STORM DAMAGE
MISS. DELEGATION REQUESTS FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FEBRUARY STORM DAMAGE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Mississippi congressional delegation today sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump requesting full consideration of Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves’ request for a major federal disaster declaration in the wake of damages sustained across the state from the severe storms, flooding, and mudslides that occurred from Feb. 10 to Feb. 18, 2020. These storms caused the Pearl River to reach its...
Senate Ag Committee Urges Perdue to Extend WIC Flexibilities
US Ag Net
Senate Ag Committee Urges Perdue to Extend WIC Flexibilities
Kansas Ag Connection
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., wrote to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue requesting the...
Hyde-Smith announces $10.3M USDA food donation
Brookhaven Daily Leader
Hyde-Smith announces $10.3M USDA food donation
By Gracie Byrne
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith this week announced a $10.3 million donation of surplus foodstuffs by the United States Department of Agriculture.
A contract of more than $10 million was awarded to Hattiesburg-based...
Senate approves bill that will spend $900 m/year on national parks, public lands, without amendment increasing Gulf Coast restoration funding
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Senate approves bill that will spend $900 m/year on national parks, public lands, without amendment increasing Gulf Coast restoration funding
Associated Press and Staff Report
WASHINGTON — The Senate has approved a bipartisan bill that would spend...