U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visits MSU Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center

Apr 20, 2026

By Kelly Kussmaul

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke L. Rollins visited the Michigan State University (MSU) Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center on Monday, April 13, as part of a tour highlighting farming priorities in Michigan.

Sec. Rollins was joined by U.S. Congressman Tom Barrett, Michigan Sen. Roger Victory [Senate District 31], Michigan Rep. Jerry Neyer [House District 92] and Michigan Farm Bureau President Ben LaCross, along with other farmers and leaders in Michigan agriculture.

MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) Associate Provost Matt Daum and MSU Extension Director Quentin Tyler hosted the visit on behalf of MSU.

The event started with a group tour of MSU’s state-supported Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center led by Barry Bradford, C. E. Meadows Endowed Chair in Dairy Management and Nutrition and professor in the Department of Animal Science.

Source : msu.edu

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