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The nominee for Agriculture Secretary provided lawmakers some of her priorities for the Department during her Senate confirmation hearing Thursday. (Rod Bain and Brooke Rollins)

The nominee for Agriculture Secretary shared some of her farm and rural experiences growing up in a small Texas community during her Senate confirmation hearing Thursday. (Rod Bain and Brooke Rollins)

Agriculture Secretary nominee Brooke Rollins provided lawmakers with her experience in policy, including in the farm and rural realms, during Thursday's Senate confirmation hearing.

The nominee for Agriculture Secretary and lawmakers Thursday discussed the development of a new Farm Bill during this session of Congress. (Rod Bain and Secretarial nominee Brooke Rollins)

The nominee for Agriculture Secretary shared her upbringing in a small Texas during her Senate confirmation hearing Thursday to explain her desire to bring similar opportunities for rural youth. (Rod Bain and Brooke Rollins)

Newly announced funding for the Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities program will focus on smaller scale pilot projects. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the push by farmers for climate smart commodity production may end up producing an unintended , but very positive, benefit.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack explaining what we hope to learn from the Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodity pilot projects.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says he expects a huge number of farmers to participate in pilot projects of the Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities program.

USDA's December forecast for U.S. rice exports shows another month-over-month decline to numbers approaching levels not seen in over thirty years. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Chair Mark Jekanowski)