(Washington, D.
(Washington, D.C., November 17, 2025) – Three days after the government reopened and despite the radical left Democrat caused shutdown, President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins continue to put Farmers First, including the unprecedented move to reopen over 2,000 county FSA offices in the middle of the government shutdown so farmers could continue to access U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) services during harvest.
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The USDA opened a sterile fly dispersal facility in Tampico, Mexico, on November 13, 2025. The facility aims to combat the New World screwworm through aerial dispersal of sterile flies. This initiative targets northeastern Mexico, including Nuevo Leon.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins led a historic agribusiness trade mission to Mexico on November 13, 2025. The mission included 41 U.S. businesses and over 150 participants. Participants conducted more than 500 meetings over three days.
The USDA announced a plan to support American ranchers on October 22, 2025. The initiative comes as the U.S. loses over 17% of family farms since 2017. Secretary Brooke L. Rollins emphasized the ranchers' role in national security.