Brooke Rollins: “The very essence of government responsibility is to the citizens who live and work here, to protect their interests…”

Across the country, we've watched preventable conditions – overgrown stands, insect outbreaks and disease – turn healthy landscapes into tinderboxes.

Every sign is that their commitment remains true.

[W]e told every state to send us their SNAP data so we could make sure illegal immigrants aren't getting benefits meant for American families.

American agriculture feeds, clothes and fuels this nation and the world, and it is long past time the department better serve the great and patriotic farmers, ranchers and producers we are mandated to support.