The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm Brooke Rollins, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump and former White House policy advisor who has expressed doubt about climate change, to lead the U.

Rollins served in the final year of Trump’s first term as acting director of the White House's Domestic Policy Council.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins last week announced that the USDA will release the first tranche of funding that was paused due to the review of funding in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly confirmed Brooke Rollins to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as the chamber kept up its intense pace to confirm President Trump’s choices to head his administration.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins hosted a roundtable with two dozen farmers last week to hear their perspectives on the best approaches to combat avian flu and ultimately reduce egg prices.

Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Mike Beam says he’s uncertain how a new USDA initiative will impact Kansas farmers. “I’m hoping that it’s going to be putting an emphasis and maybe even resources towards enhancing our research efforts.

Rollins appointment to lead USDA is not as controversial as RFK, Jr.’s appointment to head Health and Human Services, but she takes the helm at a time when concerns about supply chain resilience and access to safe,

Brooke Rollins is set to take the reins as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. See what industry associations are saying.

The Senate has tapped Brooke Rollins as the new agriculture secretary. The Texas native was easily confirmed in a vote of 72-28 by the Senate on Feb. 11, 2025. Rollins is just the second woman to head the agency.

Newly confirmed U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Friday morning that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency team has been operating at the agency for "a few weeks" and that she welcomed their efforts.

Brooke Rollins was confirmed to be secretary of the Department of Agriculture on Thursday as Trump continues to rack up wins in his new Cabinet.

Over 40M Americans receive SNAP benefits. Last year, 41.7 million Americans received SNAP benefits, according to the USDA, which cost taxpayers nearly $94 billion. Each recipient