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)
MISS. LAWMAKERS DEMAND EPA RESCIND ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANDATES
MISS. LAWMAKERS DEMAND EPA RESCIND ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANDATES
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Kelly, Guest & Ezell Register Opposition to Rule Targeting Pickups, Trucks, Tractors, Semis and Buses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Michael Guest (R-Miss.), and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) are among 157 lawmakers demanding the Biden administration overturn its de facto electric mandate on trucks, tractors, buses and...
HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES KEY STEP TOWARD YAZOO BACKWATER AREA FLOOD SOLUTION
HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES KEY STEP TOWARD YAZOO BACKWATER AREA FLOOD SOLUTION
Army Corps Releases Draft EIS for New Plan to Alleviate Yazoo Backwater Area Flooding, Rules Out Do-Nothing & No-Pumps Approaches
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the release of a key draft environmental impact statement (EIS) to address the recurring backwater flooding in the south Mississippi Delta.
The Yazoo Backwater Area Water Management Project, prepared by the U.S. Army...
HYDE-SMITH, CRAMER & OTHERS FILE BICAMERAL AMICUS BRIEF AGAINST SEC CLIMATE DISCLOSURE RULE
HYDE-SMITH, CRAMER & OTHERS FILE BICAMERAL AMICUS BRIEF AGAINST SEC CLIMATE DISCLOSURE RULE
Hyde-Smith Previously Critical of SEC Rule Forcing Companies to Submit Climate-Related Info
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and others in filing a bicameral amicus brief against a final rule issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in March requiring publicly traded companies to disclose their greenhouse gas...
Beginning Farmers Seek a Stronger Safety Net, Better Access to Capital and Crop Insurance
Progressive Farmer
Beginning Farmers Seek a Stronger Safety Net, Better Access to Capital and Crop Insurance
By Chris Clayton
OMAHA (DTN) -- As senators work out their details for a farm bill, young farmers on Tuesday told them about the need for base acres and higher reference prices, as well as...
Hyde-Smith Helps DSU Celebrate Another Class of Ag Aviation Grads
Indianola Enterprise-Tocsin
Hyde-Smith Helps DSU Celebrate Another Class of Ag Aviation Grads
By Jay Fletcher
The Delta State University Aviation Certification Ceremony felt more like a family reunion than a graduation event.
A family reunion of pilots one might say.
The bonds that were...
Pine Beetle Issue Costly For Madison, Ridgeland And Others Affected
Northside Sun
Pine Beetle Issue Costly For Madison, Ridgeland And Others Affected
By Nell Luter Floyd
The city of Madison has spent about $80,000 cutting pine trees that pose a hazard along roadways, and that’s just a start.
“We’re looking at in excess of $1 million to remove all the dead trees...