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USDA Secretary Unveils Policies to Support Family Farms

By John Dobberstein posted on May 19, 2025 | Posted in Agriculture Policy & Programs

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins unveiled several initiatives she says are designed to “Make Agriculture Great Again” by increasing access to credit, succession planning and land acquisition for small family farms.

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Improved U.S. Beef, Ethanol Exports Possible with U.K. Trade Deal

By John Dobberstein posted on May 8, 2025 | Posted in Agriculture Policy & Programs

USDA Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says the agreement will, “lower tariffs, remove trade barriers, increase market access and strengthen cooperation on economic security.”

Press Release

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Rollins Threatens Mexico with Port Closures Over Invasive Pest Risks

Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins sent a letter to her counterpart in Mexico demanding Mexico eliminate restrictions on USDA aircraft and waive customs duties on eradication equipment that are critically impairing the U.S. response to spread of the New World Screwworm.

April 28, 2025 | Posted in Agriculture Policy & Programs

Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins sent a letter to her counterpart in Mexico demanding Mexico eliminate restrictions on USDA aircraft and waive customs duties on eradication equipment that are critically impairing the U.S. response to spread of the New World Screwworm.

Press Release

USDA Sends Out Long-Awaited Disaster Funds

April 22, 2025 | Posted in Agriculture Policy & Programs

The USDA announced $340 million in disaster assistance will go out to help farmers, ranchers and rural communities across the country devastated by natural disasters.

Press Release

USDA Announces New Presidential Appointments

April 14, 2025 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Source: USDA

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the latest slate of presidential appointments, bringing new leadership to key roles within the Department.

USDA to Release $537 Million in HBIIP Funding in 29 States

March 31, 2025 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: USDA

This includes new projects approved within the first 100 days of the Trump Administration and advances President Trump’s Jan. 20 Executive Order on Unleashing American Energy.

USDA Funding

Farm Groups, Lawmakers Press USDA on Frozen Payments

By John Dobberstein posted on March 28, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Seeding & Planting

The bill – supported by more than 300 farming stakeholders across the U.S. — would also prohibit the USDA from cancelling agreements or contracts with farmers, or organizations providing assistance to farmers, “unless there has been a failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the agreement or contract.

Federal Funding

USDA to Expedite $10 Billion in Economic Aid to U.S. Farmers

March 19, 2025

Source: USDA

Administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), ECAP will help agricultural producers mitigate the impacts of increased input costs and falling commodity prices.

Staff Blog

Our Indebtedness to Farmers on National Ag Day

By John Dobberstein posted on March 18, 2025 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health, Water Management

We earnestly wish all our readers a very happy National Ag Day – not just the farmers, but the agronomists, university researchers, corporations, equipment dealers and many others who work to make the industry successful.

USDA Secretary Praises Farmers’ Innovation, Says Economic Aid Moving Soon

By John Dobberstein posted on March 3, 2025 | Posted in Soil Health

Rollins, speaking before a jam-packed audience on the main stage at Commodity Classic, also announced the USDA will soon be releasing funding for the popular EQIP, CSP and ACEP programs that had been previously frozen during the review process.

Articles Tagged with ''Brooke Rollins''

USDA Secretary Unveils Policies to Support Family Farms

Improved U.S. Beef, Ethanol Exports Possible with U.K. Trade Deal

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Rollins Threatens Mexico with Port Closures Over Invasive Pest Risks

USDA Sends Out Long-Awaited Disaster Funds

USDA Announces New Presidential Appointments

USDA to Release $537 Million in HBIIP Funding in 29 States

Farm Groups, Lawmakers Press USDA on Frozen Payments

USDA to Expedite $10 Billion in Economic Aid to U.S. Farmers

Our Indebtedness to Farmers on National Ag Day

USDA Secretary Praises Farmers’ Innovation, Says Economic Aid Moving Soon

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