Articles tagged under: Brooke Rollins
Rollins Coming to Dakotafest
Published August 18, 2025
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is scheduled to be at this week’s Dakotafest in Mitchell, South Dakota. Rollins will participate in a policy forum with the South Dakota congressional delegation on Wednesday.Screwworm Called a ‘National Security Issue’
Published August 15, 2025
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins held a press conference Friday in Texas on the threat of New World Screwworm, calling it a “national security issue and threat” that affects the “cost of groceries and cost of living.” Rollins announced updates to…USDA Appointments Announced
Published August 11, 2025
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has announced the final senior USDA leadership appointments. Iowan Glen Smith, who has served on the Farm Credit Administration board, has been nominated to be the undersecretary of Rural Development. Dr. Mindy Brashears has been named…USDA Reorganization Announced
Published July 24, 2025
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has unveiled plans to reorganize the USDA, relocating many of its Washington, D.C. staff to regional hubs across the country. This plan is designed to right-size the USDA workforce, bring USDA closer to its customers, eliminate…More Transparency for Ultra-Processed Food
Published July 24, 2025
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are taking steps to define ultra-processed foods. A joint request for information has been filed to establish a federally recognized uniform definition. USDA describes this as…New Screwworm Case Closes U.S. Livestock Ports
Published July 14, 2025
A new case of New World Screwworm has been confirmed in Veracruz, Mexico, prompting USDA to immediately close southern ports to livestock trade. The case was found roughly 160 miles north of the sterile fly dispersal zone and 370 miles…USDA Drops ‘Socially Disadvantaged’ Policy
Published July 11, 2025
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has officially ended the use of racial and gender preferences in USDA programs, unless explicitly required by Congress. The policy change is part of the Trump administration’s push to eliminate what it calls “leftover Biden discrimination.”…Farm Security Action Plan Outlined
Published July 8, 2025
The Trump Administration has announced a new comprehensive National Farm Security Action Plan. This initiative is designed to help protect American farms from foreign threats. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the plan includes seven action steps. "Perhaps the most important,…Great American State Fair Announced
Published July 7, 2025
In the year-long celebration of America’s 250th birthday, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is calling on states to make that anniversary part of the celebration at every state fair in the country. The Great American State Fair will culminate with a…