Ernst Presses Vilsack on Fertilizer Costs, Supply Chain Challenges, & more.

With farmers in Iowa and nationwide hurting under extreme inflation, record gas and diesel prices, and sky-high fertilizer costs, today U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) questioned U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, the former Governor of Iowa, over the Biden administration’s efforts—or lack thereof—to address fertilizer costs, their expansive so-called “30x30” conservation scheme, and how supply chain challenges are impacting the agriculture community.