Palantir signed a $300 million agreement with the USDA on April 22 to provide software for farmland management and supply chain oversight, responding to pressures from the ongoing U.S.-China trade war and rising fertilizer costs driven by the Iran conflict. The deal marks Palantir's expansion beyond defense contracts into agricultural security and addresses concerns about foreign land purchases by countries like China. The article provides solid context on farm economics but glosses over the surveillance criticism Palantir faces—the deal is framed as purely security-focused without mentioning the company's controversial ICE work or data privacy concerns that have dogged it.