USDA and Palantir Partner on $300M Deal to Modernize Farmer Services Through “One Farmer, One File” Initiative and National Farm Security
The $300 million Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) is a framework contract that lets the USDA buy Palantir’s operational software, licenses, maintenance, and implementation services over time. It builds directly on Palantir’s existing “Landmark” platform already in use at the agency.
Key goals and capabilities they highlight:
“One Farmer, One File” initiative (launched by USDA in February 2026): Creates a single, streamlined digital record/profile for every farmer that follows them across USDA agencies (Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Risk Management Agency). It consolidates fragmented legacy systems and siloed data on payments, acreage reporting, program enrollment, subsidies, etc., into one unified, secure file.
National Farm Security Action Plan: Treats farm/food supply security as a national security priority. The software helps strengthen supply-chain resilience, improve visibility into risks, enhance fraud detection, protect against foreign adversary influence, and secure agricultural data.
Stated benefits for farmers and USDA (official framing):
Cuts red tape and administrative burdens so farmers can access services digitally from home without needing to visit county offices.
Speeds up program delivery, payments, and post-disaster recovery (e.g., the Landmark platform already enabled record-breaking online sign-ups and rapid distribution of billions in aid). Reduces paperwork duplication, lowers maintenance costs on old IT systems, and improves data security. Gives field staff better mobile/digital tools while giving farmers faster, more precise support.
Palantir and USDA executives describe it as modernizing government IT to deliver “producer-first” services while safeguarding America’s farmland and food supply.
“The deal is explicitly positioned as efficiency- and security-focused, not as creating a new surveillance system.”
