Local Farmers Getting Creative as They Await Trump Aid Package

How much would a bailout package help Minnesota soybean producers? - Austin Daily Herald

By Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval President Donald Trump is expected to announce a significant bailout package to help farmers as early as Tuesday. Trump’s trade policies have had an outsized impact on farmers. China, the biggest buyer of U.S. soybean exports, isn’t buying any beans. That’s choking off a big export market for farmers like Paul Freeman in Starbuck, Minn. “The American farmer is going to try and weather the storm best we know how. We’ll adap…

Expert: Soybean bailout doesn't make up for loss of demand for Minnesota farmers

The soybean harvest is underway in Minnesota. The bean’s biggest buyer, China, isn’t buying them. The Trump administration is expected to announce a significant bailout package to help make up the loss.

Clinton County farmer hopeful as Trump administration considers aid for tariff impacts

Clinton County is known for being a farming area, and farmers throughout the region may soon receive financial assistance during challenging economic times. Farmers across Clinton County and the U.S. could soon see relief during economic challenges. The Trump administration is considering millions in aid for farmers to help combat tariff impacts. Clinton County farmer Robert Reese says his farm has been below the cost of production for three yea…

Trump considers $10 billion bailout for farmers as tariffs disrupt the market

President Trump is said to be preparing a bailout package of at least $10 billion that could provide relief to farmers facing the financial pain of tariffs on China. To discuss what this means for farmers and for the heartland, Liz Landers spoke with Aaron Lehman. He is the President of the Iowa Farmers Union, representing growers in the second-largest soybean-producing state in the country.

Trump to unveil farm bailout after his tariffs lead China to stop buying U.S. produce

President expected to announce help for farmers hard hit by loss of Chinese trade

Trump's farmer bailout raises fears about trade war winners and losers

Plans to spend billions of dollars supporting farmers have frustrated many other kinds of businesses that have also been hurt by tariffs.