Farmer Assistance
2020
2020-10-28 Trump handed farmers bailouts after farm sales were destroyed from the first trade war.
https://www.cfr.org/blog/92-percent-trumps-china-tariff-proceeds-has-gone-bail-out-angry-farmers
2025 January
2025-01-20 The Trump administration froze funds to USAID. By March USAID was 83% gutted. By July 24, 2025 Trump signed the Rescissions Act of 2025 to claw back $8B in funding from USAID. Aside from foreign aid, dismantling USAID can negatively impact farm subsidies.
2025 June
2025-06-24 During the second trade war, farmers asked if the Trump administration will bail them out again amidst elevated agricultural costs.
https://investigatemidwest.org/2025/06/24/why-trumps-second-trade-war-could-be-worse-for-us-farmers/
2025 October
2025-10-01 In response to the government shutdown, the Trump administration furloughed 96% of NRCS staff, effectively freezing conservation programs and the processing of financial aid and contracts for farmers.
https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/how-the-government-shutdown-is-impacting-farmers/
2025 December
2025-12-14 Trump announced he would use $12B of tariff revenue to bailout farmers who were hurting from the tariffs.
2026 March
2026-03-08 No more farm subsidies?
https://www.cato.org/briefing-paper/cutting-federal-farm-subsidies
https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/at-a-crossroads-house-farm-bill-falls-unmistakably-short/
https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2026/03/09/house-farm-bill-big-ag/
https://thehill.com/opinion/5152241-us-agriculture-reform-brooke-rollins/
https://www.foodandpower.net/latest/obbb-farm-subsidies-snap-jul-25
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15693430601108086#d1e332
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/27282-New-Zealand-Agriculture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YJ-ZhDG7Jo&list=WL&index=8
2026-03-24 Trump’s Agriculture Department shut down millions of dollars in programs designed to help first time and underserved farmers.
https://youngfarmers.org/2026/03/release-usda-terminates-lcm/
https://civileats.com/2026/03/25/usda-cancels-land-access-program-for-young-farmers/
https://afrotech.com/usda-ends-nearly-300m-program-aiding-black-farmers