{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senators-baldwin-grassley-ernst-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-increase-transparency-and-cut-cost-of-fertilizer", "Senators Baldwin, Grassley, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Transparency and Cut Cost of Fertilizer", "2025-09-16", "2025", "2025-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "WI", "Tammy Baldwin", "B001230", "www.baldwin.senate.gov", "baldwin", "https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) are introducing bipartisan legislation to help lower the cost of fertilizer by shining a light on market factors driving the high cost of fertilizer. The Fertilizer Research Act would require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct a study on competition and trends in the fertilizer market and their subsequent impacts on price.\n\n\u201cWisconsin\u2019s farmers are the backbone of our rural communities and right now, they are facing all sorts of headwinds that are eating into their bottom lines and threatening their ability to make ends meet,\u201d said Senator Baldwin. \u201cFertilizer costs are often a huge expense for farmers and that\u2019s why I am proud to work with my Republican colleagues to increase transparency and lower their input costs so they can continue to feed America.\u201d\n\n\u201cFertilizer is one of the ag industry\u2019s biggest inputs, and family farmers across the nation are severely hurting right now due to its high cost. Yet, farmers have a limited window into market fluctuations and how fertilizer prices are determined. That needs to change. Our bipartisan bill will give farmers in Iowa and across the Heartland more transparency and certainty so they can better navigate production costs,\u201d said Senator Grassley.\n\n\u201cFertilizer is an essential tool our farmers rely on to maintain healthy soil and improve crop yields,\u201d said Senator Ernst. \u201cI\u2019m working hard to drive down fertilizer costs and make life more affordable for both farmers and consumers. By gaining a better understanding of the fertilizer industry, this research will provide the foundational knowledge needed to give farmers much needed clarity and certainty as harvest approaches.\u201d\n\nWithin one year of the bill\u2019s passage, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Economic Research Service, would be required to issue a report on USDA\u2019s website regarding the U.S. fertilizer industry.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senators-baldwin-grassley-ernst-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-increase-transparency-and-cut-cost-of-fertilizer"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.41043309122324, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}