USDA Announces $180 Million Seed Investment
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Author: Bob Bjoin
Published: 10/12/2026
Scott Hutchins, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under secretary for research, education and economics, visited Iowa last week and discussed the importance of seed sovereignty and a $180 million USDA investment to protect genetic resources. Also present were U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, Iowa Representatives Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks, and Stanley E. Woodward Jr., associate attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice.
Topics: Crops
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins visited Iowa last week to launch the USDA's Seed Sovereignty Initiative, an $180 million investment aimed at safeguarding American plant genetic resources and fostering breakthroughs in U.S. agricultural innovation.
At a roundtable discussion with Iowa farmers and state and national leaders in Prairie City, Rollins described the initiative as "...
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