Trump Is Squeezing U.S. Farmers on All Sides

The president’s chaotic agenda is making business even harder for one of his key voter bases.

A farmer uses the long, hollow arm of a machine to funnel soybeans from his small silo grain bin into the bed of a large truck. Lush green soybean fields stretch to the horizon in the distance beneath a partly cloudy sky. September 5, 2025, 12:26 PM Comment icon View Comments ( )

Trump’s Second Term

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s chaotic agenda is taking a growing toll on American farmers, many of whom backed his return to office but are increasingly feeling the pressures of his unpredictable trade and deportation policies.

It’s not just the shock waves of Trump’s trade war against much of the world that are

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