Secretary of State Marco Rubio and EU officials may be focused on minerals, but in the American heartland, the USDA is enclosing the data of the soil. The department announced a $300 million contract with Palantir for the 'One Farmer, One File' initiative on April 28. This deal aims to integrate and digitize the records of every independent farmer in the United States, centralizing agricultural intelligence within a proprietary corporate network. According to the USDA, the project follows a data users meeting in Kansas City intended to restore trust through expanded farmer surveys and transparency. However, the agency is simultaneously relocating major data and research divisions out of Washington, D.C., moving them closer to regional hubs to modernize operations. For the independent producer, this integration represents a new form of digital enclosure where the agency no longer needs to own the land to control the yield. By capturing the intelligence margin of every crop, the state and its corporate partners can model food supply chains with military precision. While the USDA frames the reorg as an effort to rebuild credibility, the relocation of staff and the Palantir deal suggest a government hollowing out its public expertise in favor of automated, private surveillance. The family farm is no longer a private enterprise; it is a data point in a securitized ledger.