Today we take some time to reflect on the USDA’s Secretary of Agriculture as he wraps up 12 years as the head of that department.

He then asked Rollins if she believed her responsibility as secretary of agriculture would be “to go into the Oval Office and say, ‘You haven’t thought through the unintended consequences ...

If confirmed as agriculture secretary, Rollins would take charge of the agency at a time when many farmers have seen their profits plunge and when the Forest Service is joining efforts to fight a ...

Then-USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack wrote a letter to the Mexican Secretary of Agriculture on Jan. 17, 2025, re-iterating protocols needed to be met in order for the border to re-open to Mexican cattle.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture said during her confirmation hearing Thursday that she has “a lot to learn” about highly pathogenic ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Brooke Rollins attends a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee hearing on her nomination for ...

Brooke Rollins attends a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee hearing on her nomination for Secretary of Agriculture, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn ...

Brooke Rollins, Donald Trump’s nominee for agriculture secretary, supports the president’s plan of “a mass deportation at a scale that matters,” a move that could hurt US farmers who are heavily ...