CropLife Retail Week: Farmers Face Rising Costs; Government Promises Help

Eric SfiligojDan Jacobs By Eric Sfiligoj | Dan Jacobs|October 3, 2025

Farmers are under pressure in 2025 with low commodity prices, high input costs, and global trade tensions. In this week’s CropLife Retail Week, Eric Sfiligoj and Dan Jacobs discuss Secretary of Agriculture’s Brooke Rollins’ remarks at the Agricultural Outlook Forum and rising fertilizer costs.

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Sfiligoj is the Editor for both CropLife and CropLife IRON magazines. He travels regularly to cover industry events and has been dedicated to the ag retail industry since he joined the staff in 2000. See all author stories here.

Dan Jacobs is a freelance writer and regular contributor for CropLife. He can be reached at [email protected]. See all author stories here.

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