Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins talks about her optimism in Farm Bill passage

Farmers entered the new year with a Farm Bill extension good through September of this year.

During her exclusive interview with RFD-TV at Commodity Classic, Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins told RFD-TV’s Kirbe Schnoor that the Farm Bill is an important piece of legislation, and one that she feels “really good about.”

Watch the full exclusive interview here

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