WASHINGTON —

The government shutdown is causing uncertainty for farmers across the United States, as critical aid is frozen and food prices at grocery stores face volatility.

Wisconsin dairy farmer and President of the Wisconsin Farmers Union, Darin Von Rude,n said, "The biggest thing is the uncertainty, really not knowing what's going to happen." Advertisement

This year, tariffs have closed markets, and rising costs are cutting into profits, with farm aid meant to ease that pressure now frozen.

Secretary Brooke Rollins from the Department of Agriculture explained, "With the shutdown, that aid has been frozen, but that is based on 2023 and 2024 farm losses. That is not based on the current loss that's happening."

Despite President Donald Trump's assurance that tariff revenue will

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