USDA Strengthens National Security and Protects Taxpayers by Standardizing Grant and Cooperative Agreement Requirements
(Washington, D.C., December 31, 2025) — Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L.
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USDA Announces Commodity Payment Rates for Farmer Bridge Assistance Program
(Washington, D.C., December 31, 2025) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the next phase in the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program (FBA), the eligible commodity per-acre payment rates. As announced earlier this month by President Trump and Secretary Rollins, $12 billion will be paid to American farmers in 2026. Of that amount, […]
Secretary Rollins Announces New Priorities for Research and Development in 2026
(Washington, D.C., December 30, 2025) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, signed a Secretary’s Memorandum (PDF, 909 KB) that puts forth a focused effort to establish new priorities for future research and development activities funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to strengthen national security, protect U.S. agriculture, and support American […]
USDA Advances Farm Security Action Plan to Protect U.S. Farmland and Federal Programs from Foreign Adversaries
(Washington, D.C., December 30, 2025) – As committed to under USDA’s National Farm Security Action Plan (PDF, 1.2 MB) U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced a number of coordinated actions to continue to emphasize American agricultural research and innovation by ensuring ideas stay in America or among our allies, not with hostile […]
Secretary Rollins Intervenes to Protect Potter Valley’s Water Supply
(Washington, D.C., December 19, 2025) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins filed a notice to intervene in the Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project proceedings currently being considered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). This action will allow USDA to ensure that the interests of the National Forest Service, local farmers, ranchers, agricultural […]
ICYMI: Secretary Rollins Pens Fox News Op-Ed “President Trump is Taking Important, Strategic Steps to Protect American Consumers”
(Washington, D.C., December 19, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins published an opinion piece in Fox News highlighting the strategic actions the Trump Administration is taking to address price fixing and protect American consumers.
Rollins, Chavez-DeRemer Pledge New Strategies to Reduce Welfare and Expand Work Opportunities
(Washington, D.C., December 19, 2025) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (PDF, 258 KB) to fulfill common goals of helping low-income workers find sustainable employment.
ICYMI: Secretary Rollins and Secretary Kennedy Pen Joint Newsweek Op-Ed “President Trump Delivers a Huge Win for Healthy Farming”
(Washington, D.C., December 17, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. published a joint opinion piece in Newsweek highlighting the Trump Administration’s latest Make America Healthy Again initiative with a focus on regenerative farming and soil health.
ICYMI: Secretary Rollins Pens Op-eds in The Hill “The Trump administration is partnering with governors to Make America Healthy Again”
(Washington, D.C., December 15, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins published an opinion piece in The Hill highlighting the ways USDA is partnering with Governors to strengthen integrity and restore nutritional value within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Mexico Agrees to Meet Water Treaty Obligations for Farmers in the American Southwest
(Washington, D.C., December 12, 2025) – Today, the United States and Mexico reached an understanding to meet the current water obligations of American farmers and ranchers and for Mexico to repay the water deficit in Texas as part of the 1944 Water Treaty. This agreement extends to the current cycle and the previous cycle’s water deficit.
