8/15/2025
Statement from Commissioner Sid Miller on Secretary Rollins’ New World Screwworm announcement
“I was pleased to welcome my friend U.S Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins back to Texas and applaud her continued commitment to fight the New World Screwworm threat that puts our state’s $30 billion livestock industry in jeopardy. Her announcement about USDA’s plans to construct a new sterile fly production facility in South Texas was welcome news. When completed, it should serve as an important tool in our battle against the screwworm. As Secretary Rollins said today, I have been her partner in this fight for the last six months. The Texas Department of Agriculture and I will continue to work side-by-side with Secretary Rollins to develop the tools necessary to combat this insidious threat and protect our agriculture industry and all who depend upon it.”
August 18, 2025
Statement from Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller on the introduction of No Discrimination in Farm Programs Act
“I am proud to see U.S. House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington introduce the No Discrimination in Farm Programs Act. During the Biden administration, disaster payments were distributed based on the identity of the applicant, rather than with an eye on merit, fairness, and equal opportunity. This was fundamentally wrong and unconstitutional, and I fought it every step of the way. Congress needs to recognize the truth: disasters don’t discriminate against our farmers and ranchers based on their race or gender, and neither should government programs.”
For more information on the proposed legislation, click here.
August 18, 2025
Statement from Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller on the introduction of No Discrimination in Farm Programs Act
“I am proud to see U.S. House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington introduce the No Discrimination in Farm Programs Act. During the Biden administration, disaster payments were distributed based on the identity of the applicant, rather than with an eye on merit, fairness, and equal opportunity. This was fundamentally wrong and unconstitutional, and I fought it every step of the way. Congress needs to recognize the truth: disasters don’t discriminate against our farmers and ranchers based on their race or gender, and neither should government programs.”
For more information on the proposed legislation, go to: https://arrington.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3984.