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 VOTES TO ADVANCE BUDGET-NEUTRAL, BIPARTISAN FARM BILL

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE BUDGET-NEUTRAL, BIPARTISAN FARM BILL
 
Senate Ag Committee Bill Includes Hyde-Smith Amendments and Programs Important to Mississippi

 

Senate Ag Committee Bill Includes Hyde-Smith Amendments and Programs Important to Mississippi

Watch Senator Hyde-Smith Post-Markup Statement:  https://youtu.be/SOTXnrmgq9g
Watch Senator Hyde-Smith Opening Statement:  https://youtu.be/wCTFctssZAo
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to advance a new five-year farm bill authorizing a broad array of policies and programs important to Mississippi...

WICKER & HYDE-SMITH: ADDITIONAL $55.9 MILLION TO SUPPORT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, FLOOD CONTROL & OTHER MISS. PROJECTS

WICKER & HYDE-SMITH:  ADDITIONAL $55.9 MILLION TO SUPPORT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, FLOOD CONTROL & OTHER MISS. PROJECTS 

Miss. Senators Praise U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY2018 Work Plan Attention to Mississippi

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today commended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for its plan to invest an additional $55.9 million in Mississippi to support infrastructure improvements throughout the state.

The Corps of Engineers...

WE HAVE AIR CONDITIONING, LET’S KEEP WORKING

WE HAVE AIR CONDITIONING, LET’S KEEP WORKING
 
By U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)

 

The congressional tradition of escaping the nation’s capital in August dates back to the time before air conditioning when Senators would race home before the summer heat reached its peak.  I’ve got an advantage over many of my colleagues because we in Mississippi know something about summer heat.  There are two excellent reasons why the Senate should break with tradition and stay in Washington this...

County wins grant for bridge repair

Brookhaven Daily Leader

County wins grant for bridge repair

By Donna Campbell

A federal grant is on its way to pay for repairs to Mt. Olive Road Bridge, which would allow District 3 Supervisor Nolan Williamson to put money squared away for that shovel-ready project to be put on another bridge...

Flood recovery: Don’t lose sight of bigger mission

Vicksburg Post

Flood recovery: Don’t lose sight of bigger mission

By Vicksburg Post Editorial Board

As the cleanup from the historic Yazoo Backwater Area flood gets into full swing, it would be easy for us to get lost in the mud, the muck and the debris, and lose sight of the fight that remains...