
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 SUPPORTS FAA UPGRADES, DISAPPOINTED IN PROPOSED ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE CUTS FOR SMALLER MARKETS
HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS FAA UPGRADES, DISAPPOINTED IN PROPOSED ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE CUTS FOR SMALLER MARKETS
Hyde-Smith Chairs Appropriations Hearing to Review FY2026 USDOT Budget Request

VIDEO: Chairman Hyde-Smith Opening Statement Assessing FY2026 Transportation Department Budget.
VIDEO: Chairman Hyde-Smith Questions Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss), chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $32 MILLION FOR YAZOO BACKWATER AREA PUMPS, $13 MILLION FOR ARKABUTLA LAKE
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $32 MILLION FOR YAZOO BACKWATER AREA PUMPS, $13 MILLION FOR ARKABUTLA LAKE
Army Corps FY2025 Work Plan Includes $136.5 Million Overall for Miss. Flood Control, Port Dredging, Other Water Resources-Related Works
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) today reported that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is directing $136.5 million in FY2025 appropriations to Mississippi for work on 30 projects, including $32 million for mitigation requirements and pre...
HYDE-SMITH LOOKS TO EXTEND, IMPROVE CSP & EQIP, POPULAR USDA CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
HYDE-SMITH LOOKS TO EXTEND, IMPROVE CSP & EQIP, POPULAR USDA CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
Miss. Witness Advocates for Programs Used in the Magnolia State for Soil Improvement, Flood Control

VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Seeks Input on the Future of Popular USDA Conservation Programs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today tackled the need to improve U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation programs that are popular among Mississippi producers and communities to improve...
Alabama’s Tuberville Backs Bill To Fight Pine Beetle Damage
Wiregrass Daily News
Alabama’s Tuberville Backs Bill To Fight Pine Beetle Damage
By Sharla Fletcher
WASHINGTON (WDNews) — U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) has joined Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) in reintroducing the Emergency Pine Beetle Response Act of 2025, legislation designed to...
Truckers have been shouting at Washington for years. Is Capitol Hill finally listening?
The Trucker
Truckers have been shouting at Washington for years. Is Capitol Hill finally listening?
By Dana Guthrie
A number of new legislative actions have the trucking industry keeping a close eye on Washington.
For decades, truckers and groups representing the trucking industry have been...
Annual JDC Forestry Awards presented at banquet
Prentiss Headlight
Annual JDC Forestry Awards presented at banquet
By Holley Cochran
The Jefferson Davis County Forestry Association held its annual membership banquet on Aug. 26, at Bethany Baptist Church in Prentiss. Over 250 community members were in attendance.
The meeting began with Ken...