USDA Press Releases

WASHINGTON, August 11, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the call for nominations to serve on the USDA Tribal Advisory Committee. A total of four appointments will be made by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Ranking Member Angie Craig of the House...

(Washington, D.C., August 9, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced $152 million in investments for 19 rural development projects in communities across the State of Iowa. These unprecedented, coordinated U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD)...

(Washington, D.C., August 9, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced President Trump’s nominations of key USDA leadership at the Iowa State Fair. This rounds out the senior leadership of USDA. “America’s farmers and ranchers have a fighter and a friend in the White House...

(Washington, D.C., August 8, 2025) – U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, M.D., M.P.H., and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins this week announced plans to support American citrus growers and cut bureaucratic barriers by proposing an update to the standard of...

(Washington, D.C., August 8, 2025) – U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen A. Vaden yesterday hosted the fifth day of the Great American Farmers Market on the National Mall with an evening celebrating the beauty of our nation’s land, people, and agriculture. Yesterday was themed “America the...

(Washington, D.C., August 8, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins published an opinion piece in the Washington Examiner highlighting the significance of the Great American Farmers Market as a national celebration of local products, American agriculture heritage, and the farmers...

(Washington, D.C., August 7, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins yesterday hosted the fourth day of the Great American Farmers Market on the National Mall with an evening honoring those who protect our national treasures and discover how USDA safeguards our landscapes. Yesterday...

(Washington, D.C., August 6, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture is making $6 million in grant funding available for seafood processors to expand operations, transform the food supply chain and create new and better markets for...

(Washington, D.C., August 6, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins hosted the third day of the Great American Farmers Market yesterday on the National Mall with an evening of gratitude, service, and spiritual heritage in American agriculture. Yesterday was themed “ Faith and...

(Washington, D.C., August 5, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, at Faith and Fellowship Tuesday at the Great American Farmers Market, alongside Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins, and USDA Senior Advisor on Faith...