USDA Press Releases

(Washington, D.C., June 12, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum today joined President Donald J. Trump for the signing of Executive Order Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response, at the White House. The newly signed...

(Washington, D.C., June 12, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins signed the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. This is prepared monthly by the World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) and provides market-moving annual forecasts for supply and use of U.S...

(Washington, D.C., June 11, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins congratulates Judge Stephen Vaden on his confirmation to serve as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. “The Trump Administration is putting together an all-star team to follow through on the America First mandate sent to...

(Washington, D.C., June 10, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, joined by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., signed three new food choice waivers to Make America Healthy Again. The signed waivers will amend the statutory definition of food for purchase...

(Washington, D.C., June 6, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins concluded her trade delegation visit to Rome, Italy. Secretary Rollins reinforced the Trump Administration’s expectations for improved agricultural market access to our ally Italy and encouraged opportunities to...

(Washington, D.C., June 4, 2025) – U.S. Department of Agriculture Director of Communications Seth W. Christensen today released a statement calling out Congressional Democrats for politicizing disaster aid for farmers in need across the country: “Congressional Democrats are playing politics with...

(Washington, D.C., May 31, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service is deploying resources to assist the wildfire response currently impacting Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Alberta, Canada. The Canadian...

(Washington, D.C., May 30, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins will visit Rome, Italy, on June 2-3. During her visit, Secretary Rollins will reinforce the Administration’s expectations for improved agricultural market access to Italy and the European Union and will encourage the...

(Washington, D.C., May 29, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced a bold $200 million investment to implement the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service’s National Active Forest Management Strategy, a key initiative to increase timber harvest, improve...

(Washington, D.C., May 29, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the release of Congressionally mandated Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) payments to cover grazing losses due to eligible drought or wildfire events in 2023 and/or 2024. Secretary Rollins...