USDA Press Releases

(Washington, D.C., February 19, 2026) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) intent to purchase up to $263 million in dairy and agricultural products from American farmers and producers to distribute to food banks and nutrition...

(Washington, D.C., February 18, 2026) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, alongside U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., together are taking historic actions to hold...

(Washington, D.C., February 17, 2026) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced proposed updates to federal line speed regulations in poultry and pork establishments operating under modern inspection systems. These updates reflect years of data and experience, and are designed to...

(Washington, D.C., February 13, 2026) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing $1 billion in Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program assistance for specialty crops and sugar, commodities not covered through...

(Washington, D.C., February 13, 2026) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) has issued final Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) payments totaling more than $1.89 billion. Eligible applicants who...

(Washington, D.C., February 11, 2026) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that memorializes the relationship between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of War (DoW)...

(Washington, D.C., February 11, 2026) – Today, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the launch of the Farmer and Rancher Freedom Framework, a bold initiative to protect America’s agricultural heritage and defend farmers, ranchers, and agricultural producers from politically motivated...

(Edinburg, TX, February 9, 2026) – Today at Moore Air Base, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Governor of Texas Greg Abbott celebrated a significant achievement in the fight against New World Screwworm (NWS) with the completion of a U.S.-based sterile fly dispersal facility in...

(Washington, D.C., February 9, 2026) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs (TFAA) Luke J. Lindberg published a joint opinion piece in the Dallas Morning News highlighting how the Trump administration has been...

(Washington, D.C., February 6, 2026) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, U.S. Small Business Administrator (SBA) Kelly Loeffler, and U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin published a joint opinion piece in Newsweek highlighting how President Trump is...