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 RURAL DEVELOPMENT TO INVEST $5.4 MILLION IN EIGHT MISS. COUNTIES
HYDE-SMITH: USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT TO INVEST $5.4 MILLION IN EIGHT MISS. COUNTIES
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said a $5.4 million investment in rural Mississippi communities by the U.S Department of Agriculture will help provide unmet infrastructure, business development, and equipment needs.
USDA Rural Development has approved a series of 11 grants worth more than $5.4 million for projects in eight counties, including Grenada, Itawamba, Monroe, Prentiss...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $11.9 MILLION GRANT FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $11.9 MILLION GRANT FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
EPA Approves Funding for Mississippi Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced an $11.9 million grant to help Mississippi communities improve public water systems.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the funding for the Mississippi State Department of Health to administer the Mississippi Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. The...
HYDE-SMITH PRAISES USDA PLAN TO PURCHASE SURPLUS FARM-RAISED CATFISH
HYDE-SMITH PRAISES USDA PLAN TO PURCHASE SURPLUS FARM-RAISED CATFISH
USDA Section 32 Buy Will Boost Domestic Industry, Offset Spending on Federal Nutrition Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee, today said Mississippi will benefit from the U.S. Department of Agriculture decision to purchase $20 million worth of surplus U.S. farm-raised catfish.
“Section 32” is a permanently authorized program which allows the...
South Maintains Clout on Ag Committee with New Member
Successful Farming
South Maintains Clout on Ag Committee with New Member
By Chuck Abbott
Republican Sen. Kelly Leoffler, who took office on Monday, will replace fellow Georgian David Perdue on the Senate Agriculture Committee in a step that will assure a strong Southern bloc on the panel. The...
Approval of spending bill good news for future of backwater pumps
Vicksburg Post
Approval of spending bill good news for future of backwater pumps
By Tim Reeves
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted to advance a $1.4 trillion government spending package in a last bipartisan burst of legislating before leaving for the holidays.
The first bill in a two-bill package...
Roberts, Stabenow Announce Committee Passes Bills
Kansas Ag Connection
Roberts, Stabenow Announce Committee Passes Bills
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts of Kansas and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow of Michigan Tuesday announced the Committee passed their bipartisan legislation, S. 2695, the...