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: 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.
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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.
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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & PALAZZO ENCOURAGE USDA TO SUPPORT MISS. SEAFOOD INDUSTRY
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & PALAZZO ENCOURAGE USDA TO SUPPORT MISSISSIPPI SEAFOOD INDUSTRY
COVID-19 Programs Could Provide Mississippi Seafood to Families in Need
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) on Monday sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue requesting that he use his authority to purchase and distribute Mississippi seafood to those in need during the coronavirus pandemic...
Senate confirms Michael Regan to lead EPA
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Senate confirms Michael Regan to lead EPA
By Kevin Bogardus
The Senate this evening confirmed Michael Regan to be EPA administrator in a vote with bipartisan support.
President Biden's nominee to lead the agency was approved 66-34, with several Republican senators...
Senators Push For Increase Rice Trade With Iraq
Brownfield Ag News
Senators Push For Increase Rice Trade With Iraq
By Meghan Grebner
Senators from rice producing states are urging American and Iraqi officials to take steps to increase US rice exports to Iraq.
The group says both the Iraqi people and American farmers would benefit from the...
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith supports bill making Daylight Saving Time permanent
WLBT-TV Jackson
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith supports bill making Daylight Saving Time permanent
By Jordon Gray
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Daylight Saving Time could become permanent in the United States.
On March 14, Americans who live in states that participate in DST will have to change their clocks...