Brooke Rollins speaks at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York. Rollins, president and CEO of America First Policy Institute, has been named as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for agriculture secretary. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) AP

Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, an organization closely allied with President-elect Donald Trump, has been selected to serve as agriculture secretary.

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Brooke Rollins, head of the America First Policy Institute, to oversee the Department of Agriculture. She has a long history in conservative politics.