Senator Hyde-Smith believes the Unites States is strong when agriculture and rural America are strong. The Senator understands the unique challenges faced by rural Mississippi to provide residents with basic services, infrastructure, education, and health care. She supports policies that will allow rural communities to expand economically. The federal government should not be a roadblock to the growth and wellbeing of rural America.
Delta Business Journal
Hank Reichle: Improving U.S. cotton demand as President and CEO of Staplcotn
By Becky Gillette
Henry N. “Hank” Reichle worked his way up through the ranks at Staplcotn, the nation’s largest and oldest cotton producer’s cooperative, for fourteen years before he was chosen to...
Magnolia Tribune
Yazoo Backwater Pumps, Arkabutla Lake Dam among projects funded in federal appropriations bill signed by Trump
In total, the federal appropriations bill directs more than $184.1 million for 30 authorized U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects in Mississippi.
By Frank Corder
Presi...
Agri-Pulse
Senators urge USDA to restore buy-up coverage for prevented planting
By Noah Wicks
Leaders of the Senate Ag Committee and 17 other senators are asking the Agriculture Department to reverse its decision to remove buy-up coverage on prevented planting.
In a letter to Agriculture...
Magnolia State News
Senators urge USDA to reinstate insurance options for disaster-affected farmers
By Magnolia State News
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi, along with other members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, has called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to restore...
El Universal
US senators call for punishment of Mexico for illegal fishing; they link red snapper to Gulf Cartel funding
The Department of Homeland Security indicates that the Coast Guard only intercepts one out of every five foreign vessels detected.
By Alelhí Salgado
Republican senators in the...
Tippah News
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith visits Northeast Mississippi Community College
By Jon Ross Myers
U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith visited Northeast Mississippi Community College on Tuesday, meeting with college officials and touring campus facilities.
During the visit, Hyde-Smith discussed...
Ag Daily
Lawmakers introduce bipartisan rural broadband access bill
By AG DAILY Reporters
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing to extend federal support for broadband infrastructure aimed at improving internet access in rural America.
U.S. Sens. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Elissa...
Farm Journal Ag Web
“Hang On or Get Out:” Cotton Farmers Face the Hardest Decision of Their Lives
After years of losses, debt is piling up and new government payments won’t fill the hole. At a breaking point, more farmers are expected to leave the business this year, some by choice, others forced...
Western Ag Network
Montana Senator Steve Daines Sends Letter Urging Efforts to Support American Sheep Industry
January 10, 2026
On Friday, U.S. Senator Steve Daines led a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer, voicing support for American sheep producers who have been...
Mississippi Free Press
Growth, Regional Projects Drive Forrest County’s 2026 Legislative Agenda
By Kristen Kaylor, Alexa Hatten, Jaydon Koss and RHCJC News
FORREST COUNTY, Miss.—As state lawmakers prepare for the 2026 legislative session, leaders in Forrest County say growth-related...
