The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) today expressed strong support for the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (BAAJA), legislation that will make long-sought reforms to our nation’s permitting laws and regulations and help unlock investment in new and expanded domestic fertilizer production.
“Permitting reform is essential to strengthening America’s fertilizer supply chain and increasing domestic production for American growers,” said TFI president and CEO Corey Rosenbusch. “Unfortunately, the system today is too often defined by years-long delays and significant uncertainty. What we need is a system that allows manufacturers to make long-term investments, including in new and expanded fertilizer production, with confidence.”
According to TFI, BAAJA is an important step towards modernizing federal permitting processes, improving regulatory certainty, and supporting the infrastructure needed to maintain a competitive and resilient fertilizer supply chain. “Reforms around environmental review, project permitting, and energy infrastructure are especially impactful in strengthening domestic manufacturing and supporting American agricultural productivity,” Rosenbusch continued.
Fertilizer producers routinely face permitting delays for new and expanded fertilizer production operations that stretch into decades and cost tens of millions of dollars. These delays not only impact farmers who rely on a stable and abundant supply of fertilizer, and ultimately consumers at the grocery store, but can discourage investment and postpone bringing additional domestic production online.
“Clearer and more predictable timelines will help reduce project delays, improved coordination among federal agencies will create greater efficiency and transparency, reducing prolonged litigation and judicial review will provide greater predictability, and support for natural gas pipeline development will provide nitrogen producers with increased access to energy supplies,” Rosenbusch concluded. “We appreciate the Senate’s efforts to strengthen supply chain reliability, support domestic production, and improve farmers’ access to the crop nutrients needed to grow abundant and affordable food.”
TFI thanked the Senators involved in the bipartisan effort in an organization letter sent on October 7 and coordinated a larger industry letter shared on October 16. Both letters urged the Senate to advance the legislation as soon as possible in November.
