The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is rolling out a new plan to keep American farms safe from foreign threats. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, with leaders from Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security, announced the National Farm Security Action Plan as the next step in the Make Agriculture Great Again initiative. The plan puts American agriculture at the center of national security, aiming to protect farms, food systems, and rural communities from outside interference.
Secretary Rollins said, “We feed the world. We lead the world. And we’ll never let foreign adversaries control our land, our labs, or our livelihoods.”
She made it clear that the plan is about putting farmers and families first, with strong support for agriculture under President Trump’s leadership.
This move comes after recent events raised alarms about the safety of the U.S. food supply. Last month, the Department of Justice charged foreign nationals—including a Chinese Communist Party member—with trying to smuggle a dangerous fungus into the country. The fungus, which can devastate crops, was linked to a U.S. research lab. Officials say this is part of a bigger pattern: foreign actors buying farmland, stealing technology, and launching cyberattacks on America’s food systems.
These threats show weak spots in the country’s food and agriculture supply chain. The new plan is meant to close those gaps by protecting farmland, defending research and technology, and making sure American farmers and ranchers come first.
Secretary Rollins summed it up: protecting the country starts with protecting its farms. The National Farm Security Action Plan is meant to keep food safe, strengthen key infrastructure, and make sure American agriculture stays in American hands.
