USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Feb. 11 to advance the National Farm Security Action Plan.
In July, Rollins, Hegseth, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem launched the plan to prioritize the national security of American agriculture.
“Since that time, USDA has taken decisive action to secure farmland, protect critical supply chains, defend nutrition programs from fraud and foreign influence, strengthen research security, and ensure America First policies across USDA programs,” USDA said.
The MOU establishes a formal framework for USDA and the Department of War to collaborate more closely to “defend the nation’s food and agricultural systems, strengthen domestic productivity, and address emerging security threats to American agriculture.”
