U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins addressed the American Farm Bureau Federation convention for the first time Monday, hitting on key issues being discussed by the nation’s largest general farm organization this week.

Rollins started with the bad news. “All of America is under threat when American agriculture is under threat. And there’s no doubt that right now, American agriculture, your way of life, is under threat,” Rollins said. “According to the latest USDA Census of Agriculture, we have lost over 140,000 family farms in just the last few years. The last administration, and the one prior to the first time we were in with Trump, basically hollowed out our heartland, our factories, and our farms.”

However, Rollins says all that changed when President Trump took office again, one year ago this month. “President Trump is rebuilding the farm economy by focusing on what matters — lower costs, reliable financing, stronger markets, and fair trade.”

Listen to Rollins’ comments here:
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