The sprawling U.S. Department of Agriculture controls policies, regulations and aid programs related to farming, forestry, ranching, food quality and nutrition.

Rollins has recently run the America First Policy Institute, which has largely stayed out of the spotlight but has made numerous proposals for the second term.

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to choose Brooke Rollins, who heads a policy institute created to promote his agenda, as US secretary of agriculture, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.