Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins describes the response she’s received from her HPAI strategy

It has been a little over a week since Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins announced her five-point comprehensive strategy to tackle High-Path Avian Flu.

During her exclusive interview with RFD-TV at Commodity Classic, she told Kirbe Schnoor she had received a positive response and that the people were grateful to have some kind of plan in place.

Watch the full exclusive interview here

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