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Secretary Rollins names Tom Schultz Chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service

Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 2:00pm

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.

“Tom is the right person to lead the Forest Service right now, and I know he will...

Rural Businesses, Farmers Lose While USDA’s Rural Energy Program is Frozen

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Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 11:47am

Photo credit: AgriSolar Clearinghouse

The recent freeze to federal grants and loans has impacted countless federal programs and simultaneously left rural businesses and farmers in a...(link is external)

Secretary Rollins Initiates New Public-Private Partnership to Reduce Wildfire Risk

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Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 6:30pm

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2025 — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is embarking on a new era of effectiveness as we continue to move away from the status quo.

Broken Promises: Over 30,000 Farmers Denied Funds

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Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 4:39pm

Shortly after his inauguration on January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an array of executive orders, a practice that has become common in recent years. However, abnormally, several of these executive orders triggered a pause on broad swaths of federal funding. As a result of this pause,...

USDA Invests Up To $1 Billion to Combat Avian Flu and Reduce Egg Prices

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Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 1:00pm

Washington, D.C., Feb. 26, 2025—U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced a $1 billion-dollar comprehensive strategy to curb highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), protect the U.S. poultry industry, and lower egg prices. This is in addition to funding...

Secretary Rollins Takes Action to Prevent Illegal Aliens from Accessing Food Stamps

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Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 4:15pm

Washington, D.C. Feb. 25, 2025 — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today directed the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture to immediately clarify and enforce all rules restricting its beneficiaries to U.S. citizens and legal residents...

Secretary Rollins Tours Egg Laying Facility, Hosts Avian Flu Roundtable in Texas

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Monday, February 24, 2025 - 8:25pm

Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins met with poultry farmers and industry leaders as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ongoing response to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Secretary Rollins toured a Cal-Maine Foods egg-laying facility in Bogata, Texas before...

Secretary Rollins Wraps a Packed First Week on the Job

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Saturday, February 22, 2025 - 5:30pm

Secretary Rollins traveled to four states to hear directly from farmers and ranchers and to see their operations firsthand.

USDA Launches Compliance Review of University of Maine for Title IX Violations

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Saturday, February 22, 2025 - 1:00pm

Washington, D.C., Feb. 22, 2025—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has initiated a compliance review(link is external) of the University of Maine following the State of Maine’s blatant disregard for...