WASHINGTON, D.C. (RFD NEWS) — After spending the day surveying wildfire damage in Nebraska, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins returned to Washington to celebrate National Ag Day alongside key federal leaders and agricultural stakeholders, and FFA students — while signaling a major policy announcement could be on the horizon.
The National Agriculture Day celebration brings together leaders from multiple agencies, including the Small Business Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Health and Human Services, and the American Farm Bureau Federation. Also in attendance is Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall, who highlights the contributions and resilience of America’s farmers and ranchers.
During opening remarks, Rollins emphasized the strength and perseverance of the agricultural community, while teasing that a new policy announcement is expected later this week.
While details have not yet been confirmed, there is growing speculation that biofuel blending mandates could be part of the upcoming announcement since the gathering comes ahead of a planned event at the White House, where hundreds of farmers are expected to meet with President Donald Trump.
Today, as the nation celebrates National Agriculture Day, marking 250 years of progress in agriculture, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins hosted a special event at the department to unveil new changes to Country of Origin Labeling (COOL).
Secretary Rollins announced that under the updated rules, products carrying the label will be 100% American, with every step—born, raised, harvested, and processed—occurring within the United States.
“Born, raised, harvested, and processed here in this country, which is a change,” Rollins said. “It all has to happen in this country. Not some of it. Not part of it here and then it goes somewhere else, then it comes back, but every bit of it. And that’s what the label you see is all about: no shortcuts, no exceptions, and no confusion. No more foreign beef being deceptively passed off as America’s best. It ends today.”
