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, WICKER INTRODUCE BILL TO REIN IN CLEAN WATER ACT VETO AUTHORITY
HYDE-SMITH, WICKER INTRODUCE BILL TO REIN IN CLEAN WATER ACT VETO AUTHORITY
Bill Would Immediately Nullify Yazoo Backwater Veto as Senators Continue to Push Federal Agencies to Help Alleviate Perpetual Flooding in South Mississippi Delta
VIDEO: Senators Hyde-Smith and Wicker Address Yazoo Backwater Flooding.
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Clip.
VIDEO: Senator Wicker Clip.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation that...
HYDE-SMITH PROPOSES DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR FISHERIES, AQUACULTURE
HYDE-SMITH PROPOSES DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR FISHERIES, AQUACULTURE
Miss. Senator Authors Bill to Create Commerce Dept. Program, Akin to USDA Aid to Farmers & Ranchers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the midst of a devastating Gulf of Mexico shrimp and oyster season, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation to create a disaster assistance program for commercial fishing and aquaculture operations.
The Commercial Fishing and Aquaculture Protection Act of 2019 (S.2209)...
HYDE-SMITH JOINS BOLD BID TO REMAKE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
HYDE-SMITH JOINS BOLD BID TO REMAKE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
Miss. Senator is Lead Cosponsor of Bipartisan Reform Bill to Ensure Affordability and a Better Return on Investment for Troubled FEMA Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said Mississippians would benefit from more affordable premiums and greater certainty under a major bipartisan bill introduced Thursday to remake the troubled National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Hyde-Smith is a...
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...