Washington, March 31 -- Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08), Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), Vice Ranking Member Shontel Brown (OH-11), and members of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture urged the Administration to take action to bring down fertilizer prices for farmers, which are skyrocketing due to the war in the Middle East.
"The last thing family farmers need right now is another hit to their bottom lines, but the Administration's war in Iran is sending their fertilizer prices skyrocketing right at the start of planting season," said Congresswoman McDonald Rivet. "Our farmers simply cannot afford it, and families can't afford to pay even m...