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Brooke L. Rollins Sworn in as 33rd U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Brooke Rollins was sworn in as the 33rd U.S. Secretary of Agriculture by Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Clarence Thomas in a private ceremony Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Supreme Court building.
“It is the honor of a lifetime to serve as the nation’s thirty-third Secretary of Agriculture — and a privilege beyond description to have the trust of President Donald J. Trump, and the opportunity to advance his agenda. I am thrilled to lead the United States Department of Agriculture and to serve the people of this country,” said Secretary of Agriculture Rollins. “Every day, I will fight for American farmers, ranchers and the agriculture community. Together, we have an historic opportunity to revitalize rural America and to ensure that U.S. agriculture remains the best in the world for generations to come.”
On Friday, Feb. 14, Secretary Rollins delivered opening remarks at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to more than 400 USDA employees, stakeholders and congressional members and staff as they welcomed her to her first full day on the job.
Read more about Secretary Rollins.
Pictured above, newly confirmed and sworn in United States Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins makes her first official address to USDA employees Feb. 14, at the USDA Headquarters in Washington D.C. USDA photo by Paul Sale.
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins with her family Feb. 13 at the USDA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. Rollins visited the USDA Headquarters shortly after being confirmed by the Senate as the 33rd Secretary of Agriculture. USDA Photo by Paul Sale.
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Indian River State College Students Help Decode Genome of Destructive Citrus Disease Vector
A groundbreaking research collaboration has resulted in the successful annotation of the Asian citrus psyllid genome, the insect vector citrus greening disease. The multi-year project, funded through two rounds of USDA NIFA grants, brought together researchers and students from , USDA Agriculture Research Service, the Boyce Thompson Institution, Cornell University, Kansas State University and the University of Cincinnati. Their collaborative efforts have produced the third and most comprehensive version of the psyllid genome, which is now freely available to researchers worldwide through citrusgreening.org.
Read more about the research as well as how the project provides undergraduates opportunities to participate in the research efforts at Indian River State College.
Asian citrus psyllid. Image courtesy of David Hall, USDA ARS, Bugwood.org.
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 NIFA Seeking Volunteers for Website Improvement
NIFA’s Web Communications Manager is seeking participants for informal 30-minute one-on-one sessions via Teams to gather feedback on how users interact with NIFA’s website. Your insights will help NIFA enhance the user experience and make the site better for everyone. If you are a current or former grant applicant, awardee or administrative official, we would like to hear from you. To participate, contact NIFA.UserExperience@usda.gov.
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