Agriculture Scorecard true 0% 24 Checks mostly-true 0% 28 Checks Half True 0% 35 Checks mostly-false 0% 31 Checks false 0% 41 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 13 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Agriculture Richard Hudson stated on November 24, 2025 in a newsletter: “This Thanksgiving, turkey prices are at their lowest point since 2000.” November 26, 2025 Donald Trump stated on November 6, 2025 in remarks at a dinner: Walmart’s 2025 package of Thanksgiving dinner ingredients shows a “25% reduction in costs for Thanksgiving between (President Joe) Biden and me.” November 14, 2025 Francesca Hong stated on June 12, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter: “Nearly 25 cents of every $1 spent via SNAP goes to farmers and ranchers.” July 30, 2025 stated on July 20, 2025 in a social media post: “America had a trade surplus in ice cream in 2020 under President Trump's leadership, but that surplus turned into a trade deficit of $40.6 million under President Biden's watch.” July 24, 2025 Brooke Rollins stated on April 6, 2025 in an interview: “We had an agriculture export deficit that increased from zero when President Trump left to $49 billion” under former President Joe Biden. By Maria Ramirez Uribe • April 9, 2025 Social Media stated on February 25, 2025 in social media posts: U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s vineyard received $14 million in U.S. Agency for International Development funds for “experimental farming.” By Claire Cranford • March 7, 2025 Facebook posts stated on February 3, 2025 in a Facebook post: “JAG arrests … USDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong.” February 11, 2025 Karoline Leavitt stated on January 28, 2025 in White House press briefing: The U.S. has an egg shortage because the “Biden administration and the Department of Agriculture directed the mass killing of more than 100 million chickens.” January 30, 2025 Donald Trump stated on February 9, 2024 in a speech to the National Rifle Association: Food “costs 40%, 50%, 60% more than it did just a few years ago.” By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2024 Chris Christie stated on December 13, 2023 in a town hall in Londonderry, New Hampshire: Under the Trump administration's trade deal, “China's only fulfilled one-third of the promises of agricultural products that they were supposed to buy from our farmers.” By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson • December 19, 2023 Karine Jean-Pierre stated on November 20, 2023 in a White House press briefing: “Because wages are rising, this Thanksgiving dinner is the fourth-cheapest ever as a percentage of average earnings.” By Louis Jacobson • November 21, 2023 Joe Biden stated on November 1, 2023 in a speech in Northfield, Minn.: "Over the past four decades, we’ve lost over 400,000 farms in America (and) over 140 million acres of farmland. And that’s an area roughly equal to the size of Minnesota, North and South Dakota combined.” By Louis Jacobson, Renee Romo • November 7, 2023 Facebook posts stated on September 16, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: “Bill Gates financió la investigación sobre garrapatas de ganado modificadas genéticamente" y ahora 450,000 estadounidenses "tienen alergias a la carne por el síndrome alfa-gal, causado por picaduras de garrapatas”. By Maria Briceño • September 21, 2023 Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": The price of "bacon is up five times" under President Joe Biden. By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2023 Facebook posts stated on August 8, 2023 in a Facebook post: "The federal government has just declared a major food shortage emergency" in six states. August 16, 2023 Instagram posts stated on July 27, 2023 in an Instagram reel: “13 nations agree to abolish farming in order to save the planet.” By Sara Swann • August 3, 2023 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on June 5, 2023 in a podcast: Atrazine in the water supply is contributing to "sexual dysphoria" in kids. By Grace Abels, Jill Terreri Ramos • June 28, 2023 Instagram posts stated on June 4, 2023 in an Instagram post: The U.S. Department of Agriculture requires anyone with a garden to “register that with the government.” June 22, 2023 Elise Stefanik stated on February 3, 2023 in a news release: New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposes to “ban chocolate milk.” By Cameron Carr, Marnique O. Panepento • March 8, 2023 Tony Evers stated on December 28, 2022 in Twitter: “Wisconsin is the nation’s top cranberry producer — in fact, our farmers harvest around 60 percent of the country’s crop.” By Laura Schulte • February 2, 2023 Load More Latest Articles Casey DeSantis warns of ‘triple-digit’ levels of weed killer in bread. Should you be worried? • February 11, 2026 Year of the Lies: Farmer says some Trump tariff statements ‘as far from the truth as you can get’ • December 16, 2025 Bird flu might impact price, but not safety of Thanksgiving turkey • November 21, 2025 US soybean farmers criticize Argentina ‘bailout.’ How are the issues linked? • October 21, 2025 Yes, a deadly flesh-eating worm was found in the US. No, you shouldn’t panic about screwworms • August 26, 2025 Bird flu: What to know about latest outbreaks after U.S. reports first severely infected person By Sara Swann • December 19, 2024 What to know about the latest bird flu outbreaks By Sara Swann • April 12, 2024 Vivek Ramaswamy says Iowa can’t use eminent domain to build CO2 pipelines. That remains to be seen. By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • December 21, 2023 From farming to doomsday prepping: How one YouTube channel changed to fuel misinformation • September 5, 2023 Florida immigration law: Do new employment rules affect workers in seasonal, agricultural jobs? By Maria Ramirez Uribe • July 12, 2023 Ask PolitiFact: Does the Chinese Communist Party own U.S. land? By Loreben Tuquero • March 15, 2023 Egg shortages, high prices fuel false claims online. Here’s what’s really going on. • February 8, 2023 Fact-checking former President Donald Trump’s ‘Save America’ rally in Iowa By Caleb McCullough, Lyle Muller • October 11, 2021 Latest promises about Agriculture Barack Obama Give tax incentives to new farmers No tax incentives for new farmers, and less spending on conservation incentives than authorized | November 28, 2012 Barack Obama Limit subsidies for agribusiness Limits included in Senate’s farm bill, but not House’s | November 29, 2012 Barack Obama Regulate pollution from major livestock operations EPA flip-flops on key proposed regulation | November 21, 2012 Barack Obama Increase funding for organic and sustainable agriculture Funding for organics is up, but insurance overhaul is a work in progress | June 8, 2012 Barack Obama Launch an international Add Value to Agriculture Initiative (AVTA) Obama has dropped the acronym, but the goals remain the same | December 21, 2009 Latest promises about Agriculture
Barack Obama Give tax incentives to new farmers No tax incentives for new farmers, and less spending on conservation incentives than authorized | November 28, 2012
Barack Obama Limit subsidies for agribusiness Limits included in Senate’s farm bill, but not House’s | November 29, 2012
Barack Obama Regulate pollution from major livestock operations EPA flip-flops on key proposed regulation | November 21, 2012
Barack Obama Increase funding for organic and sustainable agriculture Funding for organics is up, but insurance overhaul is a work in progress | June 8, 2012
Barack Obama Launch an international Add Value to Agriculture Initiative (AVTA) Obama has dropped the acronym, but the goals remain the same | December 21, 2009
