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(Byron, GA, December 5, 2025) – Today in Georgia, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced $501 million in investments for 59 rural development projects and an additional $405 million in affordable housing in communities across the state of Georgia. These...
Read More(Washington, D.C., December 5, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced major updates to federal crop insurance, reducing red tape for farmers, modernizing long-standing policies, and expanding access to critical risk protection beginning with the...
Read MoreDo you want to grow your farm dreams in the new year? Register now for our next block of online farming courses, which begin in live instruction in January. These courses cover a range of topics any farmer needs to succeed, such as access to capital...
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C., November 25, 2025 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced that Nevada has met USDA’s rigorous "at least equal to" food safety standard and will be joining the State Meat and Poultry Inspection (MPI) Program. Nevada’s participation...
Read More(Washington, D.C., November 24, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) intent to purchase up to $30 million in fresh fruit from American farmers and producers to distribute to food banks and nutrition...
Read More(Washington, D.C., November 21, 2025) – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is excited to highlight the launch of the NEW Unified New World screwworm (NWS) website, screwworm.gov.
The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) traces its earliest roots to the farm crisis of the 1980s, when cycles in the global economy and federal agricultural policy...
Read More(Washington, D.C., November 20, 2025) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced new guidance (PDF, 236 KB) surrounding the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) commitment to...
Read More(Washington, D.C., November 17, 2025) – Three days after the government reopened and despite the radical left Democrat caused shutdown, President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins continue to put Farmers First, including the unprecedented move...
Read MoreFederal food safety agencies have seen significant staff losses in 2025, threatening their ability to serve stakeholders and ensure the safety of our food supply Several federal agencies – including the Food and Drug...
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