NASHVILLE, N.C. (NCN News) – Eggs from a North Carolina farm will have a starring role in this year’s White House Easter Egg Roll.
On Tuesday (March 30), U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins toured Braswell Family Farms, a fourth-generation, family-owned egg farm supplying the eggs for the 2026 White House Easter Egg Roll on behalf of America’s egg farmers.
Hosted by the American Egg Board in partnership with the Braswell family, the visit provided an inside look at how eggs move from farm to table — and to the South Lawn of the White House. Secretary Rollins toured the farm’s facilities, observed laying-hen flocks and egg grading, processing and packaging operations in the Braswell’s plant, before seeing off the nearly 40,000 hand-dyed eggs destined for the national Easter celebration in Washington, D.C. on April 6.
The visit concluded with a roundtable discussion featuring North Carolina egg and soy producers, as well as representatives from the American Egg Board, American Farm Bureau Federation, North Carolina Farm Bureau, the North Carolina Egg Association and United Egg Producers. The conversation focused on key challenges facing farmers, including input costs, labor, hen health and flock security.
“Easter is the egg’s Super Bowl, and we were honored to offer Secretary Rollins a front-row seat to experience the dedication of egg farmers like the Braswell family in bringing eggs to the table for Easter and every other day of the year,” said Emily Metz, president and CEO of the American Egg Board in a press release. “America’s egg farmers are incredibly proud to help bring this cherished tradition to life each year. As a legacy partner of the White House for the Easter Egg Roll, we’re thrilled that real eggs are at the heart of this iconic celebration and deeply grateful to the dedicated farmers who make it all possible.”
“It was an honor to welcome Secretary Rollins to our farm and share what we do every day,” said Trey Braswell, fourth-generation egg farmer and president of Braswell Family Farms. “When Secretary Rollins says she puts farmers first, she means it. We’re grateful for her valuable time, her questions and her care. There’s something special about knowing these eggs came from our farm and are headed to Washington D.C. We’re proud to raise them right here in North Carolina.”
Americans consume and decorate about three billion eggs each Easter season. Secretary Rollins’ visit comes as egg farmers nationwide prepare for the holiday through community events, food donations, and the annual White House Easter Egg Roll — an event supported by America’s egg farmers for more than 50 years through the American Egg Board.
