LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - While agriculture is the lifeblood of Nebraska, ongoing inflation, tariffs and trade turmoil have contributed to the struggle among the Midwest’s agricultural economy. But on Monday President Trump announced he’s throwing farmer’s a life vest, with a $12 billion bailout to the agricultural sector.

Most of that money will go to crop farmers through one-time payments under the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program, while the rest will go to farmers whose crops fall outside of that.

“These bridge payments are intended in part to aid farmers until historic investments from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ... Reach eligible farmers on Oct. 1, 2026,” the USDA said on its website .

The Nebraska Farm Bureau, a coalition of farmers, ranchers and agricultural experts, say

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