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Farmer Assistance

2020

2020-10-28 Trump handed farmers bailouts after his 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 Trump’s second trade war farmers sought after another bailout.

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://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/10/nearly-half-of-usda-employees-to-be-furloughed-as-govt-shuts-down

https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/how-the-government-shutdown-is-impacting-farmers/

2025 December

2025-12-14 Trump announced a $12B bailout for farmers using tariff revenue.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/columnists/2025/12/14/trump-tariffs-china-american-farmers-bailout-costs-taxpayers/87752351007/

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-unveil-12-billion-aid-farmers-hit-by-trade-war-white-house-official-says-2025-12-08/

https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/12/08/trump-administration-announces-12-billion-farmer-bridge-payments-american-farmers-impacted-unfair

2026 March

2026-03-08 Billion-dollar farm subsidies for the top 2% of farmers.

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViUm9RJnX54

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrtAkbItdus

2026 June

2026-06-05 Trump visited a swing district in Wisconsin amidst rising costs for American farmers. Experts reported numerous farmers are asset heavy and going bankrupt. Farm families held up banners while Trump talked about his reflecting pool project.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtJcWtYqxRI&list=WL&index=1&t=152s

https://www.wpr.org/news/trump-visit-chippewa-falls-wisconsin-rural-agriculture-3rd-district

https://www.wpr.org/news/trump-visit-chippewa-falls-wisconsin-rural-agriculture-3rd-district

SUB WALL https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/politics/trump-wisconsin-farmers-midterms.html

2026 July

2026-07-09 The Trump administration is changing the rules on applying and receiving grants for farmers that will make the process more burdensome and less reliable.

https://farmcommons.org/resources/video/federal-funding-rules-are-changing-what-you-need-to-know/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPf7HZ_JPFo&list=WL&index=2&t=1s

2026-07-15 The House GOP voted 216 to 214 to advance a $95BN reconciliation bill to fund Iran, aid farmers, and push for the SAVE Act.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-iran-war-save-america-act-funding-budget-resolution-vote/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/22/iran-war-funding-bill

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2026/07/house-republicans-unveil-95-billion-plan-for-the-iran-war-farm-aid-and-elections/

2026-07-23 Senator Thune said he didn’t have the votes to pass the $95B reconciliation bill.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5985916-thune-senate-budget-resolution-reconciliation/

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/23/thune-scalise-trump-reconciliation-01009820