# Hoeven Outlines Efforts With Undersecretary Fordyce to Help Farmers Get Through Current Challenges | American Ag Network

> Senator Hoeven held a Fargo roundtable with USDA Undersecretary Richard Fordyce on farm economy challenges. Topics included implementing farm safety net enhancements, restoring prevent-plant buy-up coverage, and addressing sugar trade practices and molasses imports.

- Date: 2026-05-27 · published 2026-05-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19219-hoeven-outlines-efforts-with-undersecretary-fordyce-to-help-farmers-get-through
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Discussion of prevent-plant coverage and sugar import circumvention is policy context, with no immediate supply or price change for feed commodities.

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## Sources

- americanagnetwork.com: https://www.americanagnetwork.com/2026/05/26/hoeven-outlines-efforts-with-undersecretary-fordyce-to-help-farmers-get-through-current-challenges/

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