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)
Editorial: Okhissa project will benefit SW Miss
Brookhaven Daily Leader
Editorial: Okhissa project will benefit SW Miss
By Our Viewpoint
Franklin County is dreaming big, and if the plans announced by Scenic Rivers Development Alliance come to fruition, those dreams will benefit all of Southwest Mississippi.
SRDA recently announced...
Plan for Lake Ohkissa lodge, conference center unveiled
Natchez Democrat
Plan for Lake Ohkissa lodge, conference center unveiled
By Kevin Cooper
RIDGELAND — A Franklin County native’s vision for a game-changing development on Lake Ohkissa brought dozens political and business leaders together Friday to publicly unveil the plan and talk about...
Open Mic: U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss.
Agri-Pulse
Open Mic: U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss.
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, Republican from Mississippi and former state agriculture commissioner speaks in support of the new farm bill and the Trump trade initiatives.
This week’s guest on Open Mic is US. Senator Cindy Hyde...