USDA Press Releases

(Washington, D.C., October 1, 2026) — U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins today issued a USDA proclamation to recognize October 2026 as the Department’s 62 nd anniversary of National Cooperative Month. “Cooperatives are a powerful engine of economic growth for our nation and...

(Washington, D.C., September 29, 2026) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) entered into a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to streamline standards related to environmental review, environmental impact, environmental...

(Washington, D.C., September 29, 2026) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced increased financial assistance for the Regenerative Pilot Program from $700 million to $1 billion in fiscal year 2027, providing more producers with the opportunity to adopt conservation systems that improve...

(WASHINGTON, D.C., September 29, 2026) — Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins congratulated Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg on his appointment as Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and welcomed President Donald...

(Washington, D.C., September 21, 2026) – Today, Secretary Brooke L. Rollins, U.S. Department of Agriculture, held a Strikeforce roundtable with federal agency partners where she announced actions to usher in a new era of companion animal oversight under the leadership of the Trump Administration...

(Washington, D.C., September 18, 2026) – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA) announced a sweeping crackdown on fraudulent SNAP retailers—bodegas, convenience stores, and grocery stores—across New York’s five boroughs. This investigation, dubbed...

(Washington, D.C., September 18, 2026) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced today the awarding of over $26 million to farmers and agricultural producers across the country through the USDA Value Added Producer Grant (VAPG) Program. Entities can use these grant funds to develop...

(Washington, D.C., September 18, 2026) – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) and the New Mexico State Livestock Board have finalized an agreement to enhance state meat and poultry food safety inspection through joining the State USDA Meat and Poultry Inspection (MPI) program. New...

(Washington, D.C., September 17, 2026) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins reaffirmed the Administration’s commitment to American farmers, announcing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decisive action to end dairy checkoff funding for Environmental, Social, and...

(Washington, D.C., September 16, 2026) – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released the American Biofuels Trade Outlook, a plan that builds upon 2025’s record U.S. ethanol export performance, removes restrictions to American biofuels, and secures new market opportunities for U.S. farmers....