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.

The pork industry is hoping President Donald Trump’s administration will help it fight back against California’s Proposition 12, a voter-approved initiative that bans the sale of meat from pigs held in small cages.

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

On Thursday, the Senate Agriculture Committee held a confirmation hearing for Brooke Rollins, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary

At a confirmation hearing, Senator Deb Fischer questioned Brooke Rollins about her plans as Secretary of Agriculture. Topics included holding trading partners accountable, expanding export markets, supporting biofuels,

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.

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.

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.

Neither of Texas’ two senators serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee. But both Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz introduced Rollins at Thursday’s hearing, calling her a “no-brainer.” Both have known Rollins for decades going back to her time in the Texas governor’s office and leading the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

President Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship has been blocked by a Seattle judge. Several lawsuits argue that the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment guarantees the right.

U.S. Department of Agriculture nominee Brooke Rollins said Thursday she would support giving California the help it needs fighting fires regardless of the state’s political differences with the Trump administration.