Articles Tagged with ''Brooke Rollins''

The Trump administration is releasing $537 million for 543 biofuel infrastructure projects in 29 states. 

Welcome to another tariff deadline week in Washington. President Donald Trump says Wednesday is “the big one.” That’s when he’s expected to unveil his plan for reciprocal duties on U.S. trade partners that apply higher tariff rates than the U.S., although the messaging around the scope of the new duties has been mixed.

Enjoy the weekend because there’s a huge week ahead on the trade front. President Donald Trump will announce his reciprocal tariffs and also make a decision on the scope of existing tariffs on Canada and Mexico.

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins will visit Vietnam, Japan, India, Peru, Brazil, and the United Kingdom this year, USDA said Friday. 

The California Ag Leadership Foundation added Davidson Pattiz, CEO of Zenith Insurance Company, as a board member. Marla Livengood was named Cal Cities’ regional public affairs manager for the Central Valley Division. 

President Trump appointed Josh F.W. Cook as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in California and the Pacific Southwest. Wilbur Ellis promoted Kayla Allen to senior credit analyst.

Farmers who have benefited from programs providing locally grown foods to food pantries and schools are struggling with USDA’s recent termination of the programs, a decision that also has prompted protests from Democratic lawmakers.

Bill Beam, Aubrey Bettencourt and Pat Swanson have been named to lead USDA's Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Risk Management Agency, respectively.

The Agriculture Department on Wednesday announced a $280 million program to pay Texas producers seeing a shortfall in Rio Grande water deliveries from Mexico. 

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins used National Ag Day on Tuesday to announce the release of $10 billion in economic assistance payments for growers of corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, rice and other row crops. Signup starts Wednesday and runs through Aug. 15.

The Agriculture Department is de-emphasizing vaccines as a tool to control bird flu in poultry operations, leaving advocates for the shots seeking clarification on where the department stands on them.