Conservative lawyer Brooke Rollins was confirmed Thursday as secretary of agriculture, placing a close ally of President Donald Trump into a key Cabinet position at a time when mass deportation plans could lead to farm labor shortages and tariffs could hit agricultural exports.

Brooke Rollins was confirmed to be secretary of the Department of Agriculture on Thursday as Trump continues to rack up wins in his new Cabinet.

With an emphasis on tightening up biosecurity on farms, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the USDA will invest another $1 billion on top of the roughly $2 billion it has already spent battling bird flu since the outbreak began in 2022.

The Senate will vote Wednesday to confirm President Donald Trump's Health and Human Services nominee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Agriculture Secretary pick, Brooke Rollins.

Rollins, who served as chief for domestic policy during Trump's first administration, was confirmed overwhelmingly by the Senate in a 72-28 vote. Rollins will now lead a department tasked with overseeing nearly all aspects of the nation's food system,

Rollins, a close Trump ally, will lead the department as mass deportation plans could lead to farm labor shortages and tariffs could hit agricultural exports.

Rollins served in the final year of Trump’s first term as acting director of the White House's Domestic Policy Council.

President Trump's Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins speaks at the Texas Public Policy Foundation on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Rollins talked about Texas leading the way for the country and the first 30 days of the Trump presidency.

Conservative lawyer Brooke Rollins was confirmed Thursday as secretary of agriculture, placing a close ally of President Donald Trump into a key Cabinet position at a time when mass deportation plans could lead to farm labor shortages and tariffs could hit agricultural exports.

Brooke Rollins was confirmed Thursday with broad bipartisan backing to be President Donald Trump’s Department of Agriculture secretary. The GOP-controlled chamber voted 72-28 in favor of the appointment.

Brooke Rollins is confirmed as Trump's secretary of agriculture, taking a key post amid growing fights over tariffs.

Agriculture Sec. Brooke Rollins laid out a five-prong approach to bring down record-high egg prices, including plans to import eggs from other countries.