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Senate Leaders Urge USDA to Restore Prevented Plant Coverage

Published Yesterday

U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee leaders are pressing the Department of Agriculture to reinstate additional crop insurance coverage for acres that go unplanted due to adverse weather. Chairman John Boozman, Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar, and senior member John Hoeven led a…

USDA Launches $100M Screwworm Grand Challenge

Published Yesterday

The USDA has launched the New World Screwworm Grand Challenge, a new funding initiative aimed at preventing the northward spread of the pest. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the program is a strategic investment in U.S. farmers and ranchers and…

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act Signed into Law

Published January 15, 2026

Whole milk and reduced-fat milk options will now be available in schools. President Donald Trump signed the bill on Wednesday, surrounded by dairy-state lawmakers and dairy farm families. "I'm delighted to sign the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act into…

Suspended USDA Funding Impacts MDA

Published January 15, 2026

When Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins suspended $129 million in USDA grants to Minnesota. SNAP was a target. Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen said farmers are seeing the impact, including early indications that funding for avian influenza testing was affected. After…

Rollins: Guidelines Emphasize Whole Foods Over Processed Options

Published January 8, 2026

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the revised dietary guidelines will change the food served at schools, Head Start programs, the military, and through the SNAP program. "For decades under both Republicans and Democrats, federal incentives have promoted low-quality, highly processed…

USDA Updates R & D Priorities

Published December 31, 2025

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has signed a Secretary’s Memorandum with new research and development priorities. The overall priority list includes increasing profitability for farmers and ranchers, expanding markets and protecting American agriculture from invasive species. The top five R&D priorities…

Monopoly Busters Caucus Criticize USDA Decision

Published December 31, 2025

House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig and 11 of her Democratic colleagues are upset with the White House for eliminating a federal-state partnership that focused on anticompetitive market structures in the food and ag sector. This collaboration between USDA…

Rollins: Tariffs Are Not the Reason for Farm Bridge Assistance

Published December 10, 2025

The new Farmer Bridge Assistance program has been described as a way to support farmers hurt by high tariffs and the trade war with China. During an appearance on CBS, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the issue goes deeper than…

Rollins: Aid Aims to Stabilize Farmers’ Finances

Published December 8, 2025

The USDA farm assistance program will focus on key row crops, including soybeans, sorghum, wheat, corn, and cotton. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said, “we are going to be very targeted. These are row croppers, so soybeans, sorghum, wheat, corn, and…

U.S.-Mexico Cooperation Critical for Screwworm Control

Published November 26, 2025

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is closely monitoring the New World Screwworm situation. NCBA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane says the U.S. and Mexico are investing heavily in prevention facilities. “They’re moving dirt on dispersal facilities in…

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Articles tagged under: Brooke Rollins

Senate Leaders Urge USDA to Restore Prevented Plant Coverage

USDA Launches $100M Screwworm Grand Challenge

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act Signed into Law

Suspended USDA Funding Impacts MDA

Rollins: Guidelines Emphasize Whole Foods Over Processed Options

USDA Updates R & D Priorities

Monopoly Busters Caucus Criticize USDA Decision

Rollins: Tariffs Are Not the Reason for Farm Bridge Assistance

Rollins: Aid Aims to Stabilize Farmers’ Finances

U.S.-Mexico Cooperation Critical for Screwworm Control

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