Incursion of non-native fruit flies requires $129M in emergency funding
The Department of Agriculture said Friday it has tapped $129 million in emergency funding to battle a worsening incursion of ...
Trump’s Agriculture Pick Says She’ll Honor All Fuel Sources
President Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee American farming was once head of a group that was among the loudest opponents of ...
Agriculture secretary oversees food production, rural life, and nutrition programs that help millions afford healthy diets
The USDA oversees food production and much more. However, it has little direct power to reduce food prices – a centerpiece of ...
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Sens. Tuberville, Fetterman reintroduce bill on foreign investment in American agriculture
On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., joined U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-PA, in reintroducing the Foreign ...
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Secretary of Agriculture confirmation hearing scheduled for Jan. 23
Brooke Rollins, native Texan and president and CEO of the America First Policy Institute, was tapped to lead the USDA.
Trump names South Dakota Trade CEO Luke Lindberg as pick for USDA trade under secretary
South Dakota Trade CEO Luke Lindberg was chosen as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for under secretary of trade and ...
Trump’s Agriculture Pick to Face Questioning from Lawmakers
Brooke Rollins, the president’s nominee to lead the Agriculture Department, will appear before the Senate agriculture committee on Thursday.
Trump's USDA secretary pick led group opposed to ethanol, farm subsidies
President Donald Trump's pick to run the Agriculture Department, Brooke Rollins, led an organization that opposed ethanol ...
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Job of homeland security secretary is to adapt almost continuously to pressures from the department, the public and the world at large
terrorist threats facing the United States. The office was headed by former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, who went on to ...
Texas lawmakers urge Trump’s Secretary of State pick to get tough with Mexico on water payments
Several Texas lawmakers have asked President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary to State to help urge Mexico to pay ...
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Trump selects Idaho's Michael Boren to Dept. of Agriculture
Incoming President Donald Trump has appointed Michael Boren, founder of Clearwater Analytics, to serve as the United States ...
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Republican governors endorse confirmation of Rollins for Agriculture secretary
Republican governors on Wednesday wrote to Senate Agriculture Chairman John Boozman and ranking member Amy Klobuchar to urge the swift confirmation of Secretary-designate Brooke Leslie Rollins to ...