WASHINGTON, D.C. (RFD-TV) — The Trump administration is directing more than half a billion dollars toward expanding domestic fertilizer manufacturing.
Eight companies will receive funding through USDA’s FIELDS program, which the department says is aimed at reversing decades of consolidation in the fertilizer industry.
USDA estimates the additional production will help lower nitrogen and potash prices while significantly increasing domestic production.
The department says the FIELDS program prioritizes projects that are financially viable and shovel-ready, unlike previous federal programs that struggled to get off the ground.
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