The confirmation process for USDA Secretary nominee Brooke Rollins is well underway. Yesterday, she addressed key priorities before the Senate Ag Committee for nearly four hours.
Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas joined RFD-TV’s own Suzanne Alexander to discuss the hearing, his Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, and how her roots will help her in this role.
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From projected drops in input costs to biofuel expansion and the USDA’s new “One Farmer, One File” initiative, Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins shared key policy priorities at Commodity Classic that put farm issues back in the spotlight.
NCBA Chief Counsel Mary-Thomas Hart discussed the legal process behind delisting the prairie chicken, the challenges ranchers faced under the bird’s previous protections, and the benefits of cooperative habitat management for both livestock and wildlife.
