A Q&A with U.S. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins at Commodity Classic

About this episode

U.S. Secretary Brooke Rollins and other officials discuss key agricultural issues at Commodity Classic 2026.

At Commodity Classic 2026 in San Antonio, U.S. Secretary Brooke Rollins, NRCS Secretary Aubrey Bettencourt and USDA Undersecretary Richard Fordyce answered many questions from the farm media about the state of U.S. trade, the fighting to eliminate the new world screw worm, input costs, E-15, the USDA’s relocation to hub offices in the heartland, farm succession and more.

People in this episode

Guest: Brooke Rollins

Topics covered

• U.S. trade
• agriculture policy
• input costs
• farm succession
• E-15
• new world screw worm

Keywords

• Commodity Classic
• agriculture
• trade
• input costs
• farm media
• USDA
• E-15

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USDA, NRCS

Places: San Antonio

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