Termination letters claim that, according to NYFC, “most of the awards did little to improve land access” and there was “excessive spending on outreach and technical assistance.”

Trump administration officials tout progress on farm reforms, but American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall says shorter-term solutions are needed to fix "terrible imbalance" between prices and inputs costs.

At the recent Commodity Classic show in San Antonio, Rollins told ag media the trade situation for the U.S. is gradually improving, and input costs show some signs of coming down a bit. 

During a webinar for the National Ag Law Center, USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden said the two companies were colluding to limit U.S. fertilizer supply and control prices.

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced Tuesday that the massive agency will be required to change its research focus to be more in alignment with the needs of farmers.