Agriculture Secretary Says Solutions Coming for US Farmers Over Escalating Fertilizer Costs

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on March 13 that President Donald Trump and administration officials are looking at how to help farmers afford fertilizer amid escalating costs due to the war in Iran. “The president is very aware of these challenges and these issues. We are very close to having an announcement on some solutions, on what that looks like,” Rollins told reporters at the White House in Washington. “We’re looking at every potential avenue to keep the fertilizer costs down as these farmers are going into planting season. No big announcements yet, but it is coming.” The war, which started in February, is driving up the cost of nitrogen urea, a key component of fertilizer....