Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins addressed over 400 USDA staffers and stakeholders on Friday, emphasizing her commitment to reform and fiscal responsibility. Rollins announced plans to streamline operations, optimize the workforce and eliminate wasteful spending. As part of these reforms, the USDA has already canceled 78 contracts totaling over $132 million, with more than a thousand additional contracts under review. Among the eliminated deals were media subscriptions and diversity-related programs, including DEI training. “We will end identity politics (and) identity celebrations in DEI here at USDA and across all of the federal government.” The new USDA leader make her first official trip Saturday to Louisville, Kentucky for the National Farm Machinery Show and the Championship Tractor Pull. Rollins also met with approximately 100 farmers and heard about “the challenges and opportunities they face.”
