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)


News Releases

HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES PUBLIC COMMENT ON YAZOO BACKWATER PLAN AS FEDS TAKE NEXT STEP FORWARD

HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES PUBLIC COMMENT ON YAZOO BACKWATER PLAN AS FEDS TAKE NEXT STEP FORWARD

Army Corps Publishes Notice of Intent to Prep Draft Environmental Impact Statement on New Plan

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged Mississippians to review and comment on a proposed draft environmental impact statement (EIS) required to advance a new plan to bring flood control to the Yazoo Backwater Area.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is accepting public...

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HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO BOOST CAPITAL FOR UNDERSERVED SMALL BUSINESSES

HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO BOOST CAPITAL FOR UNDERSERVED SMALL BUSINESSES

Joins Hickenlooper, Braun & Warner on Bill to Establish Dedicated Office of Community Financial Institution at SBA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) last week signed as a lead cosponsor of the Supporting Community Lenders Act, bipartisan legislation to expand credit access to underserved small business owners.

Hyde-Smith, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Mark...

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HYDE-SMITH HIGHLIGHTS MISS. BENEFITS IN SENATE AG FUNDING BILL 

HYDE-SMITH HIGHLIGHTS MISS. BENEFITS IN SENATE AG FUNDING BILL 

Miss. Senator Serves on Committee that Approves FY2024 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today welcomed committee passage of an appropriations measure that would direct federal investments in agricultural programs in Mississippi.

Hyde-Smith voted with her committee colleagues to advance the FY2024 Agriculture, Rural...

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In the News

Miss. senator lauds U.S. plan to buy up to $36m of Gulf shrimp

National Fisherman

Miss. senator lauds U.S. plan to buy up to $36m of Gulf shrimp

NF Aggregator

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture decision to purchase up to $36 million in Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic wild-caught...

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The need to support U.S. seafood by implementing import protections

Kodiak (Alaska) Daily Mirror

The need to support U.S. seafood by implementing import protections

By Duncan Fields

Sometimes I've eaten something and experienced a vaguely unpleasant taste. After setting for a while, it soured in my stomach. That's how I've come to feel about the John Sackton...

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