Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says USDA is working to send $31B in economic, disaster aid to farmers, acknowledging 'a lot of questions' about release

Without immediate support, the viability of these farms — and the stability of the U.S. turkey industry — is in jeopardy,” lawmakers tell USDA officials.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig applauded the USDA’s updated response to bird flu, emphasizing that poultry producers in the state have been hit hard by the H5N1 virus. Over 11 million chickens and turkeys in Iowa were killed by the virus or culled to prevent its spread last year.

A U.S. Department of Agricultural (USDA) grant of over $320,000 to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences was canceled last week, according to a post on X by Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins hosted a roundtable with two dozen farmers last week to hear their perspectives on the best approaches to combat avian flu and ultimately reduce egg prices.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $1 billion to tackle the ongoing Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreaks.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced that USDA will release the first tranche of funding that was paused due to the review of funding in the […]

After some uncertainty, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has authorized the long-delayed cost-share payments, offering temporary relief to farmers who rely on these funds. While this decision provides some

The Trump administration believes a renewed emphasis on biosecurity can help in the battle against bird flu and ease egg prices.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Wednesday the U.S. Department of ... Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Iowa, the nation's largest egg producer, has been hard hit by the current outbreak, losing about 30 million birds since ...

Iowa and U.S. farmers could get $31 billion that Congress approved in disaster and economic assistance by mid-March, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Friday, acknowledging broadly ...