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Farmers are about to pay a lot more for health insurance
Sarah Boden, NPR
Tariffs, inflation, and other federal policies have battered U.S. farmers' bottom lines. Now many farmers say the expiration of federal health care subsidies will make their coverage unaffordable.
Dec 31, 2025, 11:00 AM

WATCH: Trump announces $12 billion bailout plan for farmers
ABC News
President Trump announced a $12 billion aid package for American farmers on Monday. The aid package comes as the U.S.-China trade war has hit soybean farmers especially hard.
Dec 8, 2025, 10:30 PM

Trump administration announcing $12 billion in one-time payments to farmers
NPR Washington Desk, NPR
Trump administration announcing $12 billion in one-time payments to farmers
Dec 8, 2025, 7:17 PM

Trump to announce $12 billion bailout plan for farmers, White House official says
ABC NEWS, ABC News
President Donald Trump is set to announce a $12 billion aid package for American farmers on Monday, a White House official confirmed to ABC News.
Dec 8, 2025, 6:51 PM
Cattle Ranchers Are Beefing With Trump
Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic
Torn between supporting ranchers and bringing down prices, the president is trying to have it both ways on beef.
Dec 3, 2025, 10:48 PM
As US Hunger Rises, Trump Administration’s ‘Efficiency’ Goals Cause Massive Food Waste
Yves Smith, Nakedcapitalism.com
Feature or bug? 1890s-loving Trump's policies increase food waste, hurting citizens, farmers, and agriculture processors.
Nov 29, 2025, 11:06 AM

As hunger rises, Trump administration’s “efficiency” goals cause massive food waste
Tevis Garrett Graddy-Lovelace, Salon
Farmers are short of workers and money, food is rotting in warehouses, and millions of Americans are going hungry.
Nov 28, 2025, 11:00 AM

Thailand’s pork industry fears influx of cheap US imports under Trump
Vijitra Duangdee, Al Jazeera English
Thai pork producers are bracing for intense competition as the US seeks duty-free access to a $3bn market.
Nov 26, 2025, 11:49 PM

US ranchers whiplashed by Trump’s beef policies
Cy Neff, Al Jazeera English
Ranchers find themselves caught between the president's desires to appease both them and the US consumer.
Nov 26, 2025, 4:04 PM
Three vessels bound for US Gulf Coast terminals to load soybeans, sorghum for China
By Karl Plume, Yahoo Entertainment
CHICAGO (Reuters) -Two cargo vessels were headed for grain port terminals near New Orleans on Monday to load with the first U. soybean shipments to China...
Nov 24, 2025, 8:08 PM

The ‘Rolls-Royce Of Turkey’ Is Coming To America
Chloe Sorvino, Forbes Staff, Chloe Sorvino, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/fresh-take/, Forbes
Paul Kelly's family farm in England has been selling $500 heirloom turkeys for two generations. Now, after a decade breeding them in Virginia, KellyBronze birds are looking to gobble up America's Thanksgiving market.
Nov 16, 2025, 11:00 AM

USDA Still Sees Record U.S. Crop Output This Year
wsj.com, Biztoc.com
Nov 15, 2025, 12:05 PM

How Trump-era funding cuts endanger efforts to empower Haiti’s farmers
Amy Bracken, Al Jazeera English
In Haiti, the UN has sought to source more produce from local farmers. Could foreign aid cuts unravel those efforts?
Nov 12, 2025, 10:54 PM
Analysis-China's soybean glut could defeat US export hopes after trade thaw
By Naveen Thukral and Ella Cao, Yahoo Entertainment
SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) -China is grappling with a glut of soybeans after months of record imports, curbing prospects for U. exports despite a recent...
Nov 12, 2025, 7:48 AM

India is world’s second-largest shrimp producer. That is now under threat
Gurvinder Singh, Al Jazeera English
US tariffs have dealt a deadly blow to the Indian shrimp industry that relies predominantly on exports.
Nov 8, 2025, 4:33 AM

Gunshots Heard at Canadian Ostrich Farm, Signaling Start of Controversial Cull
Ellyn Lapointe, Gizmodo.com
The cull, spurred by bird flu concerns, aims to eradicate 400 ostriches living on a farm in British Columbia.
Nov 7, 2025, 4:15 PM

Beef and America’s cattle ranchers are no longer on MAGA’s menu
Garrett Owen, Salon
Trump's plan to quadruple Argentinian beef imports has upset American ranchers — and the GOP
Nov 7, 2025, 11:30 AM
Chinese buyers purchase Brazilian soybeans as prices ease over US-China trade thaw
By Naveen Thukral and Ella Cao, Yahoo Entertainment
SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese soybean importers have stepped up purchases of Brazilian cargoes in recent days as South American prices eased on...
Nov 3, 2025, 10:49 AM
American farmers welcome China's promise to buy soybeans, but the deal doesn't solve everything
JOSH FUNK, Yahoo Entertainment
American farmers welcomed China's promise to buy some of their soybeans, but they cautioned this won't solve all their problems as they continue to deal with...
Oct 30, 2025, 5:05 PM
Brazilian farmers beef up soybean production as China halts business with US during trade fight
MAURICIO SAVARESE and THIAGO MOSTAZO, Yahoo Entertainment
Brazilian farmer Andrey Rodrigues wasn’t planning to beef up soybean production for next year’s harvest until a couple of months ago, but now he’s extra...
Oct 27, 2025, 5:17 AM

GOP’s latest beef: Trump’s trade with Argentina over US farmers
CK Smith, Salon
Tomi Lahren erupted online over a beef-import deal with Argentina. GOP outrage now hinges on steaks, not ideology
Oct 25, 2025, 6:30 PM

WATCH: American cattle ranchers push back against Trump's plan to import Argentine beef
ABC News
American cattle ranchers are standing in firm opposition to President Trump's plan to "buy some beef from Argentina" amid soaring domestic beef prices.
Oct 23, 2025, 4:44 PM
China trade spat threatens Wisconsin's 'Napa Valley' of ginseng
By Julie Ingwersen, Yahoo Entertainment
WAUSAU, Wisconsin (Reuters) -The cool woodlands of central Wisconsin boast soils packed with Ice Age mineral deposits that make the area perfect for the...
Oct 23, 2025, 10:06 AM

Trump prods American cattle ranchers to 'get their prices down' amid tariff battle
Christopher Watson, ABC News
Trump said in a social media post that his tariffs are "the only reason" American cattle ranchers "are doing so well."
Oct 22, 2025, 5:26 PM