Congressman Sorensen Pushes Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to Commit to Supporting the Peoria Ag Lab

Image June 12, 2025 Press Release Congressman Sorensen to Secretary Rollins: “How Committed Are You to Making Sure That Our Research, Like the Peoria Ag Lab [and at] Ag Labs Across the Country, Are Fulfilled and That the Money is Going to Them?” Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) called on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to commit to supporting critical research work at the National Center for Agriculture Utilization Research (NCAUR), also known as the Peoria Ag Lab, during a House Agriculture Committee hearing. “The Peoria Ag Lab and agriculture labs across the country play a vital role in supporting our farmers with cutting-edge research that we all benefit from,” said Congressman Sorensen. “While I am relieved the Peoria Ag Lab will remain open, it is important we get firm commitments from USDA leadership to continue supporting the important work of the men and women at the lab.” You can watch the full exchange with Secretary Rollins HERE . Congressman Sorensen has been a fierce advocate for the Peoria Ag Lab, including recently leading his colleagues in a letter to Secretary Rollins in March outlining the lab’s vital contributions to agriculture and the regional economy. This month, he announced the Peoria Ag Lab will remain open and is even slated for growth. Issues : Agriculture Jobs, Small Business, and the Economy