Texas Scorecard by Addie Hovland February 13, 2026
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins discussed what needs to be done in order to secure American agriculture for future generations.
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins highlighted the importance of private property rights during the American Stewards of Liberty conference Friday.
Alongside ASL Executive Director Margaret Byfield, Rollins told attendees that when she arrived at the U.S. Department of Agriculture last year, she found it had drifted far from the original vision of its founder, Abraham Lincoln.
“Abraham Lincoln’s vision, when he founded the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1862 was an agency for the people, for the farmer, for rural America,” said Rollins.
During her presentation, Rollins emphasized the importance of private property rights for agriculture producers. Since the beginning of the Trump administration, several cases of federal and state overreach against the lands of farmers and ranchers have been brought to the attention of the USDA, which has intervened.
Rollins cited cases involving the Maude family from South Dakota and the King Ranch from Washington as examples of government overreach that she called “agricultural lawfare.”
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