Efforts by the U.S. Forest Service to fight wildfires in California shouldn’t be influenced by politics, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday at her Senate confirmation hearing.

Trump agriculture secretary nominee Brooke Rollins says bird flu will be 'one of the very top priorities' for USDA if she is confirmed.

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.

In an interview aired Wednesday night, Trump said he may withhold aid to California until the state adjusts how it manages its scarce water resources. He falsely claimed that California’s fish conservation efforts in the northern part of the state are responsible for fire hydrants running dry in urban areas.

Lawmakers want to know if President Donald Trump's plans of mass deportation for illegal immigrants will impact American farmers and create a worker shortage.

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.

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Efforts by the U.S. Forest Service to fight wildfires in California shouldn’t be influenced ... to questions from a Senate panel, nominee Brooke Rollins also acknowledged that Trump’s plans ...

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Secretary of Agriculture nominee Brooke Rollins on Thursday promised to protect the nation's farmers, ranchers and rural communities if confirmed by the Senate during her confirmation hearing.

If USDA Secretary Nominee Brooke Rollins is confirmed, Americans who receive federal supplemental food assistance may face stricter work requirements and reduced benefits, farmers and ranchers may struggle to find sufficient employees to harvest crops and school lunches may have fewer ultra processed foods.