Billions of dollars at stake for farmers hit by Trump funding freeze, pause on foreign aid
Many farmers are awaiting payments on contracts and have not been told when or if they will receive expected funding.
New department leaders promise to correct USDA's mismanagement of SNAP funds
A recent government audit of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program showed that the Biden administration’s management ...
Turkey to export 15,000 tonnes of eggs to US amid bird flu disruptions
Turkey has begun exporting around 15,000 tonnes of eggs to the United States, where an ongoing outbreak of bird flu disrupted ...
Brooke Rollins confirmed as Trump’s agriculture secretary as tariff fights loom
Brooke Rollins has been confirmed as secretary of agriculture at a time when deportations could lead to farm labor shortages ...
Senate confirms Brooke Rollins, longtime Trump ally, as agriculture secretary
Rollins served in the final year of Trump’s first term as acting director of the White House's Domestic Policy Council.
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Alaska, one of two states without a cabinet-level agriculture department, is planning to create one
Under an executive order from Gov. Mike Dunleavy, the new department will start July 1 unless voted down by legislators.
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Brooke Rollins was sworn in as the 33rd U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 13, 2025 — Brooke Rollins was sworn in as the 33rd U.S. Secretary of Agriculture by Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Clarence Thomas in a private ceremony today at ...