So…what can be done to remediate this situation. Well, in early February 2026 in the U.S., a bipartisan group of former leaders of major agricultural commodity associations, biofuel organisations, farmer leaders & former senior USDA officials sent Congressional Ag leaders a letter warning about the deteriorating state of the farm economy, stating there is a risk of ‘… widespread collapse of American agriculture.’(7)
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In this letter, it also laid out a 9 Point Plan to improve the agriculture economy, including:
1. Immediately exempt all farm inputs from tariffs.
2. Repeal tariffs that are disrupting agriculture export markets.
3. Pass Trade Promotion Authority to enable the administration to pursue and secure meaningful, enforceable, free trade agreements that can be passed by Congress and have the full force and effect of law.
4. Direct the administration to prioritise the negotiation of binding trade agreements with countries that need U.S. agricultural products and that can help offset other market disruptions.
5. Encourage the administration to expeditiously complete the review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreements, favourably resolve the pending dairy dispute settlement case with Canada and ensure the USMCA is extended for the next 16 years.
6. Pass legislation to enable nationwide E15, year-round ethanol and SAF to boost domestic markets for U.S. corn & soybeans.
7. Pass a new Farm Bill.
8. Pass Farm Labour Reform including reform to the H-2A Programme.
9. Restore funding for land-grant agriculture research, critical USDA staffing and domestic & international food aid programmes.
The letter concluded with ‘We can only hope rural America will survive the current tumult long enough for the administration, Congress and leaders of both parties to recognise the threat and find the temerity to work together on real solutions’.
Eddie Tofpik E:
eddie.tofpik@
admisi.com T: +44(0) 20 7716 8201
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Betting the Farm: Private Equity Buyouts in US Agriculture – Private Equity Stakeholder Project – March 2025
2. 2025 Agricultural Lender Survey Results - a joint survey conducted by the American Bankers Association and the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation -
3. U.S. Senate Committee on Aging – Feeding the Future – October 2023
4. Farm Policy News – Feb 2026 5. Farmdoc Daily – December 2025 6.
7. Farm Policy News – Feb 2026
https://www.youtube.com/@harrysfarmvids
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