On the Presidents' Day edition of the Michigan Ag Today Podcast: On her first full day on the job as U.S. Ag Secretary, Brooke Rollins traveled to Louisville for the National Farm Machinery Show on Friday evening and spent Saturday morning at a farm in nearby Shelbyville, Kentucky. You'll hear from Rollins as she talks about the Farm Bill, Bird Flu, and efforts to streamline the U.S. Department of Agriculture during her visit over the weekend to our neighbors in the Bluegrass State. Also, Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has your Michigan Farm Forecast. Plus, Brian Basting with Advance Trading reviews Friday's grain markets.
Brooke Rollins (at left), the new U.S. Ag Secretary, receives a proclamation from Jonathan Shell (at right), the Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture, during her visit to Gallrein Farms in Shelbyville, Kentucky on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
