WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to request the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) develop a transparent set of …
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USDA Sending Out $10 Billion in Economic Aid Payments for Commodity Producers
by Andy SchwabCommodity producers will start to see their share of $10 billion under the new Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) by the end of the week, USDA announced Tuesday. The financial …
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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Monday announced USDA will extend waivers to allow faster line speeds at pork and poultry industry, describing the actions as efforts to reduce burdens on …
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Secretary Rollins Celebrates Farmers and Ranchers on National Agriculture Day
by Colton YoungU.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins released the following message in recognition of National Agriculture Day to honor the farmers, ranchers, and producers who feed, fuel, and clothe the world: …
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Following the inaugural meeting of the Make America Healthy Again Commission, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced …
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Legislation Reintroduced to Improve Livestock Disaster Assistance & Drought Monitor
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) today reintroduced the Livestock Disaster Assistance Improvement Act, bipartisan legislation that would enhance the effectiveness and timeliness of multiple U.S. Department …
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The Trump administration is pressing to eliminate local USDA offices around the country while slashing more than $1 billion in grants tied to local and regional food markets and continuing …
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The SAF Coalition Applauds House Reintroduction of the Farm to Fly Act
by Colton YoungToday, the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Coalition’s Executive Director, Alison Graab, issued the following statement applauding the reintroduction of the Farm to Fly Act in the House: “Sustainable aviation fuel …
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2025 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced Tom Schultz will serve as the 21st chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service. …
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is adjusting its New World screwworm (NWS) sterile fly dispersal strategy to push this devastating pest away from the …