WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the Fertilizer Transparency Act of 2026, bipartisan legislation that would provide American producers with more accurate information on prices for fertilizer and fertilizer products in response to longstanding concerns over rising input costs. The bill would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to collect and publish data on fertilizer prices from manufacturers on a weekly basis. Currently, USDA conducts an annual voluntary survey on the prices that producers pay for inputs.
"Wisconsin farmers work hard every single day to feed our communities, but skyrocketing fertilizer costs are squeezing them - and t...