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 CUT $9.0 BILLION FROM FEDERAL BUDGET
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO CUT $9.0 BILLION FROM FEDERAL BUDGET
Senate Approves Budget Rescissions Package Sought by President Trump
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, early this morning voted for Senate passage of a budget rescissions bill (HR.4) to trim $9.0 billion from the federal budget, reductions sought by President Trump to stop wasteful spending in major foreign aid programs.
“I consider this vote a signal that we...
HYDE-SMITH, COMMITTEE APPROVE FY26 AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS BILL
HYDE-SMITH, COMMITTEE APPROVE FY26 AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS BILL
Miss. Senator Worked to Advance Miss. Agriculture, Rural & Nutrition Interests in Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today helped provide unanimous committee approval of funding legislation that would direct funding and support for agricultural and rural development needs in Mississippi.
Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, which drafted the FY2026 Agriculture...
HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES START OF DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR FARMERS & RANCHERS
HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES START OF DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR FARMERS & RANCHERS
Senator Encourages Mississippi Producers Harmed by Disasters in 2023 & 2024 to Apply
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) today welcomed the implementation of a U.S. Department of Agriculture program to begin distributing $16 billion in assistance to farmers and ranchers in Mississippi and around the nation who experienced losses in recent years due to natural disasters.
Hyde-Smith, who...
Senators Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Address Housing Affordability in Rural America
Mortgage Point
Senators Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Address Housing Affordability in Rural America
By Lance Murray
Midterm elections are just around the corner, and lawmakers are working on solutions an issue top of mind for many Americans: affording a home.
The proposal by Sens. Peter Welch D-Vt...
Levee Boards Meet With Sen. Hyde-Smith
Delta Business Journal
Levee Boards Meet With Sen. Hyde-Smith
March 31, 2026
DBJ
In February, the Mississippi Levee Board, based in Greenville, and the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Board, based in Clarksdale, along with South Delta Planning District representatives, met with Mississippi...
Hyde-Smith supports bill to expand rural emergency care through new grant programs
Magnolia State News
Hyde-Smith supports bill to expand rural emergency care through new grant programs
By Magnolia State News
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith announced on Mar. 30 her support for new legislation aimed at improving emergency care services in rural areas by creating two federal grant...