Brooke Rollins Details Priorities as Ag Secretary

Rollins emphasizes agricultural policy and community impact

Brooke Rollins, the Agriculture Secretary nominee, recently shared her vision and priorities during her Senate Agriculture Committee testimony.

The hearing, which was cordial and positive, served as both an introduction to Rollins and a discussion on future agricultural policies under the Trump-Vance administration.

Born and raised in Glen Rose, Texas, a small agricultural town, Rollins has deep roots in farming, shaped by her involvement in Future Farmers of America (FFA) and 4-H. Her education at Texas A&M in Agricultural Development and Leadership and her early career under Texas Governor Rick Perry prepared her for significant agricultural policy roles.

During the hearing, Rollins outlined her five primary goals for the USDA. These include swiftly deploying disaster and economic aid, controlling and eradicating avian flu and New World Screwworm, passing a new Farm Bill, revitalizing the USDA, and enhancing rural development and trade programs.

She stated, “This Department, with its tens upon tens of thousands of public servants across the nation and beyond, must be aggressive, effective, and focused on its core mission of serving all American agriculture — and all the American people.”

Senate Majority Leader John Thune pressed Rollins on implementing Country-of-Origin labeling for cattle, highlighting the broader trade and regulatory reforms Rollins aims to address.

Rollins plans to collaborate with other government branches to reform the H-2A program and streamline USDA’s administration of disaster relief and economic aid.

Rollins’ comprehensive approach seeks to strengthen American agriculture and support the communities depending on it, ensuring the USDA puts "America First" in all its endeavors.