Rollins pledges relief for nation's farmers

With farmers facing the prospect of an unprofitable harvest this fall, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working to provide relief from high input costs, slumping prices and increased market volatility.

In remarks at the Kansas City Agricultural Business Council Ag Outlook Forum last week, Rollins said the USDA is investigating the rising costs of agricultural inputs, purchasing commodities for international food aid programs and expediting re­maining economic and disaster aid payments to help struggling farmers.

"We didn't get here in a day, and we're obviously not going to fix all of that in a day or a month or even in a couple of months," Rollins said, outlining the impacts of higher costs...