WASHINGTON, D.C. — December 8, 2025 — President Donald J. Trump, joined by top federal officials and farmers from across the country, announced a sweeping $12 billion federal aid package aimed at supporting American agricultural producers still struggling from what the administration describes as years of high costs, trade disruptions, and weakened farm safety nets.
The announcement was made alongside U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, and other members of Congress, as well as farmers from Arkansas, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Texas.
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