Overview

• The seven-point initiative bans purchases and seeks to reclaim U.S. farmland held by Chinese nationals and other listed adversaries, addressing over 265,000 acres near critical military installations.
• USDA will conduct ongoing assessments of agricultural supply chains to identify vulnerabilities in foreign‐dependent inputs and develop strategies to boost domestic production.
• The department will intensify fraud investigations in SNAP and other nutrition programs by disqualifying retailers complicit in schemes and safeguarding benefits from criminal or terrorist exploitation.
• New research security protocols will vet all USDA‐funded projects for foreign influence, revoke bio‐preferred certifications for entities in China, North Korea, Iran and Russia, and prioritize American‐made technology.
• Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins affirmed there will be no amnesty for undocumented farmworkers, with mass deportations proceeding strategically as the administration advances automation and awaits new Department of Labor guidance on temporary worker visas.