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)
Duck Hunting Season Now Changing Thanks To The Senate
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Duck Hunting Season Now Changing Thanks To The Senate
By Khurram Aziz
For decades, duck hunters in States such as Mississippi have been calling out for changes to duck hunting season. It now appears that their calls have been heard. This is all due to a bill passed in the Senate...
Hyde-Smith to chair Agricultural Subcommittee
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Hyde-Smith to chair Agricultural Subcommittee
By Steven Gagliano
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has been named chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing, and Agriculture Security, a panel with oversight over livestock and dairy...
Opinion: Thinking big at Lake Okhissa
McComb Enterprise-Journal
Opinion: Thinking big at Lake Okhissa
by Jack Ryan
After digging into the plans for a conference center and lodge at Lake Okhissa in Franklin County, two things are clear:
The people who came up with the idea deserve praise for thinking big. Really, really big...