Fertilizer Spike, Farm Margins, and National Security on FARM Unfiltered – April 25, 2026

Fertilizer prices are climbing fast—and it’s putting serious pressure on farmers heading into planting season. Urea up 50% in a month. Ammonia up more than 30%. USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins is calling it a national security issue, as the administration looks at everything from imports to domestic production to stabilize the market. But on the ground, many producers say relief payments are already being redirected just to cover rising input costs. On this episode of Farm Unfiltered, we dig into the price spike, what’s being done about it, and why the bigger concern might not be this year—but the