U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins on will testify Wednesday morning before the Senate Agriculture Committee on oversight of the agency and President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request. The hearing comes as the Trump administration is facing a resurgence of the screwworm, a parasitic fly that had been eliminated in the U.S. since the 1960s. Rollins has placed much of the blame for its comeback on lax immigration policies during former President Biden's administration. She is also likely to face questions around the rising cost of fertilizer and energy prices amid the conflict in Iran. President Trump earlier this month sought to ease affordability concerns tied to the war during remarks to farmers in…
President Trump is participating in a roundtable on agriculture Friday afternoon from Wisconsin. The Trump administration has felt pressure from farmers over rising fertilizer costs associated with the war in Iran and restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — a key shipping channel for the product and a fifth of the global oil supply. The House on Thursday also passed its second fiscal 2027 appropriations bill, including funding for the agriculture and rural development. The event is Chippewa Falls, Wis., is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. EDT.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins will testify before a House panel on Thursday morning on the USDA‘s domestic priorities and President Trumps fiscal 2027 budget request. The White House is seeking $20.8 billion in discretionary budget authority for USDA in 2027, a $4.9 billion decrease from 2026. The hearing comes as many U.S. farmworkers say they cannot afford fertilizer due to rising costs caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz — a key shipping channel — and the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran. Rollins in past comments signaled the price increases would not be "shouldn't be too disruptive" for farmers. #brookerollins #agriculture #trump
Texas farmers are calling on the Trump administration to stop the monopoly of fertilizer prices, claiming the issue long predates the Iran war. They say price hikes are driving them out of business. NewsNation's Xavier Walton reports.
Texas farmers are calling on the Trump administration to stop the monopoly of fertilizer prices, claiming the issue long predates the Iran war. They say price hikes are driving them out of business. NewsNation's Xavier Walton reports for "Morning in America." Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
Farmers across the Midwest are entering planting season under mounting financial pressure, as the Iran conflict drives up diesel and fertilizer prices — deepening an agricultural downturn that some say is the worst since the crisis of the 1980s. Why it matters: Rising fuel and fertilizer costs threaten to push more family farms out of business, drive up food prices and further strain rural economies already battered by trade disruptions, inflation and extreme weather. The big picture: Mark Mueller — a northeast Iowa farmer and president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association — tells Axios that the current landscape is more challenging than at any time since the 1980s farm crisis , when interest rates soared and exports plunged,…
The U.S. lost more than 156,000 farms between 2017 and 2025, according to 2026 U.S. Census data. From 2024 to 2025 alone, farm bankruptcy filings jumped by 46%, the Farm Bureau reported.
The U.S. lost more than 156,000 farms between 2017 and 2025, according to 2026 U.S. Census data. From 2024 to 2025 alone, farm bankruptcy filings jumped by 46%, the Farm Bureau reported.
Their letter also highlighted the ways Americans are directly feeling the impact of the severely disrupted Strait of Hormuz, holding up shipments of fertilizer components and oil.
