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 STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF SENATOR THAD COCHRAN
HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF SENATOR THAD COCHRAN
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the passing of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.):
“Mississippi has suffered a tremendous loss today. Senator Thad Cochran was an incredible leader and a most respected member of the United States Senate. My colleagues who served with him consistently speak of him with such high regard. So many have said to me that he was...
HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES BILL TO HELP PRIVATE FOREST OWNERS RECOVER FROM DISASTERS
HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES BILL TO HELP PRIVATE FOREST OWNERS RECOVER FROM DISASTERS
A Third of Forest Land in the U.S. is Held by Family Landowners, Who Find Limited Options Following Loss of Timber to Natural Disasters
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With one-third of forest land in the United States held by family owners who currently have little recourse for relief following floods, wildfires, and other disasters, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has introduced legislation to amend the tax code to...
HYDE-SMITH: AGRICULTURE, FLOOD RELIEF FUNDING SHOULD HELP MISSISSIPPI
HYDE-SMITH: AGRICULTURE, FLOOD RELIEF FUNDING SHOULD HELP MISSISSIPPI
U.S. Senate Approves Disaster Supplemental Funding Package
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today said Mississippi will benefit from a supplemental disaster appropriations measure approved by the Senate.
Hyde-Smith voted for the disaster relief measure, which will provide crucial aid for states like Mississippi that have been hurt by disasters in...
Ag Industry Could See a Boost Under Relief Bill
Indianola Enterprise-Tocsin
Ag Industry Could See a Boost Under Relief Bill
From Staff Reports
The agriculture industry could be getting a boost from Congress soon.
According to a release from U.S Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, there is currently a “two-pronged coronavirus relief plan for U.S...
Corps of Engineers reconsidering pumps project
Delta Farm Press
Corps of Engineers reconsidering pumps project
Corps of Engineers to do Environmental Impact Study
By Ron Smith
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Wednesday, April 15, the intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Yazoo Basin...
Trump admin revives flood project killed by EPA veto
Environment & Energy News
Trump admin revives flood project killed by EPA veto
By Daniel Cusick
The Trump administration has resurrected a World War II-era flood control project that Mississippi politicians say was unfairly smothered by an overzealous EPA 12 years ago.
The Yazoo Pumps project...