In an address to farmers in Kankakee, IL, the President referred to the role of farmers in defending democracy and supplying the World with food.  Efforts of U.S. agriculture are even more critical following the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation.

Policy initiatives will include

• Increasing funding for domestic fertilizer production to $500 million
• Technical assistance and digitization by the USDA to enhance farm management
• Expanding double-cropping insurance to increase productivity of available arable land