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Secretary Rollins says USDA remains committed to supporting U.S. farmers and ranchers

The head of USDA says the Trump administration remains committed to supporting America’s farmers and ranchers.

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says China’s first purchase of U.S. soybeans in the current marketing year is the first of many wins for America’s ag industry.

“Just in this week alone, we’ve had deals with Malaysia, Cambodia, and Thailand,” she says. “The deals keep coming. This is part of the President’s vision of realigning the entire world economy around American products. No one wins more than American agriculture.”

She told reporters during a news conference on Thursday at the National FFA Convention that’s one of the reasons why the department is establishing USDA regional hubs.

“We serve our farmers and the ag community,” she says. “We’re very excited for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to really lean in on this reorganization as we continue to build out all of the great things we’re working on.”

Secretary Rollins recently visited FFA members during the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. The Secretary was also joined by Representative Baird and Representative Yakym on a tour of Everett Farms and Seed LLC in Lebanon, Indiana.