EXCLUSIVE: Ag. Secretary Brooke Rollins says HPAI is one of her biggest priorities

It is a new era at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as Brooke Rollins takes over the helm.

RFD-TV’s Tammi Arender is there and got her response to one of the biggest issues impacting agriculture, High-Path Avian Flu.

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