THE TRUMP FARM CRISIS
The Trump Farm Crisis is hurting farmers across America. Trump's misguided trade wars in his first term lowered U.S. commodity prices as valuable overseas markets were lost to Brazil and other competitors. Tariffs increased costs to farmers, raising prices on fertilizer, farm chemicals, and tractor parts.
Farm country is now on a financial knife's edge. Trump's new tariffs are further crushing American farm exports and his cuts to U.S. food aid and USDA and his war on ag science threaten to push us into a farm crisis on par with the 1980s.
TARIFFS
Trump’s reckless trade war has sparked retaliatory tariffs that will slash demand for American crops, leaving farmers with surplus goods and shrinking incomes.
CUTS TO U.S. FOOD AID
By decimating U.S. food aid programs, Trump not only hurt hungry families worldwide but also closed a critical market for American agricultural products.
CUTS TO USDA
Deep cuts to USDA staff and rural programs stripped farmers of essential support—everything from crop insurance guidance to disaster relief—when they needed it most.
ATTACKS ON AG SCIENCE
The Trump administration’s attacks on science are putting farmers at risk—undermining decades of research on safe, effective tools like oilseeds and pesticides. By sidelining expert guidance and promoting anti-science policies, they're making it harder for growers to protect crops and plan for the future. Farmers deserve policies rooted in facts, not politics.
