Bird flu, biofuels, and the ag trade deficit were among several topics discussed Thursday during Brooke Rollins’ Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. “I commit to you today that if confirmed,

If confirmed, Rollins would take charge of the agency at a time when many farmers have seen their profits plunge and when the Forest Service is joining efforts to fight a wave of wildfires in

Brooke Rollins, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Agriculture, fielding questions before the Senate’s Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee on a variety of hot topics in ag.

Ag Secretary-nominee Brooke Rollins is on Capitol Hill today for her confirmation hearing with the Senate Ag Committee. She’s expected to face questioning about bird flu, biofuel policy and nutrition assistance,

Brooke Rollins, President Donald Trump’s pick for Agriculture Secretary, stood behind the president’s proposals for mass deportations and tariffs even as she acknowledged they could make life harder

Here’s what’s on USDA nominee Brooke Rollins’ to-do list. 1. Confirmation hearing: The Senate Ag Committee will meet for Rollins’ confirmation hearing on Thursday, as your host first reported. Rollins’ hearing was delayed due to missing financial disclosures and ethics agreements, which were released publicly Friday.

President Donald Trump's nominee for Agriculture secretary, Brooke Rollins, faced little questioning on climate policy.

President Donald Trump's pick to run the Agriculture Department, Brooke Rollins, led an organization that opposed ethanol mandates and farm subsidies, major programs she could influence if confirmed,

Brooke Rollins, a longtime Texas political operative, took questions from senators as President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Agriculture.

The former White House aide, who served as Trump's domestic policy chief during his first administration, previously served as the general deputy counsel and policy advisor for former Texas Gov. Rick Perry.

Washington, D.C. — At Department of Agriculture Secretary nominee Brooke Rollins’ Senate Confirmation hearing today, the prospective Donald Trump-appointee embraced several Big Ag legislative and regulatory priorities that would bolster corporate factory farms to the detriment of the environment, climate, small farmers and rural communities.