Bolivar Bullet
Hyde-Smith Highlights Rollout of $423 Million Ag Producers
The Daily Bullet - Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Vol. 39 No. 22
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) recently highlighted the start of an estimated $423 million in farm safety net improvements being made available to Mississippi agricultural producers as the Farm Service Agency begins implementing aspects of the Working Families Tax Cuts Act enacted last year.
The improved Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments for Mississippi are part of the $13.8 billion approved by Congress to update the farm safety net by significantly increasing reference prices and crop insurance enhancements. These improvements more accurately recognize the increased costs and changing economic conditions for farming since passage of the 2018 Farm Bill.
“American farmers and ranchers pour their hearts and souls into producing the food and fiber that we all need. The farm safety net is supposed to help them survive global competition, economic uncertainty, and market volatility, and that’s what we’ve successfully strengthened. As such, producers across Mississippi and this great nation will finally get the first meaningful investment in farm safety net programs that they deserve,” said Hyde-Smith.
The Working Families Tax Cuts Act, which became law in July 2025 without a single Democratic vote in support, enhanced risk management tools for producers of row crops, livestock, specialty crops, honeybees, and aquaculture.