Trump policies are crushing America’s farmers

Trump policies are crushing America’s farmers

Farmers know how drought, floods, and late spring freezes devastate crops. Their hard work is increasingly challenged by climate change. Now there’s erratic policy direction from President Donald Trump.To help farmers make infrastructure investments to mitigate climate challenges, the Joe Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act offered them funds through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Farmers signed contracts and paid up front knowin…

Republicans caught between Trump and farmers pleading for frozen funds

Farmers complaining about Trump’s ongoing funding freeze to Agriculture Department programs are receiving mixed messages from Republicans in Congress.

Billions at stake for US farmers hit by Trump funding freeze, pause on foreign aid

WASHINGTON — Farmers across the United States are finding themselves in precarious economic positions, as they attempt to navigate a strained farm economy and a barrage of executive orders from the Trump administration that put some farm programs in limbo.

Billions of Dollars at Stake for Farmers Hit by Trump Funding Freeze, Pause on Foreign Aid

U.S. farmers are finding themselves in precarious economic positions as they attempt to navigate a strained farm economy and a barrage of executive orders from the Trump administration that put some farm programs in limbo. In his first month in office, President Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders to pause or cancel federal funding on a range of programs and grants — some of which go directly to farmers.

Farmers Still Caught in Trump’s Funding Freeze - Funding Southeast AgNET

DepositPhotos image The Trump administration is withholding funds from farmers participating in conservation programs, despite the White House’s assurance last week that funding to individuals would not be frozen. Contractors supporting these programs have also been affected. The Iowa Soybean Association, in a letter to lawmakers, warned that $11 million owed to farmers is at risk. Many farmers are only now learning that their conservation payme…

American Farmers Face Possible Loss of Billions of Dollars from Funding Freeze, Part One – Pagosa Daily Post News Events & Video for Pagosa Springs Colorado

Pfaltzgraff is also concerned how the pause on USAID programs could affect his farm and others, potentially causing a domino effect on crop prices...