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"Trump vowed to help US farmers. His policies are wreaking havoc"
"Brace for losing everything: Farm crisis fears grip GOP in Iowa"
"Iowa is on the verge of a farm crisis that threatens to wreck the agricultural heart of the state and hurt the fortunes of Republicans at the top of the midterm ticket, GOP strategists acknowledge."
"Farmers say two recent stressors are directly tied to Trump:
Tariffs increased costs of fertilizer, pesticides and farm equipment, and caused market instability. The related trade wars especially hurt U.S. relations with Canada, which buys about 30% of Iowa's exports.
The war in Iran increased the cost of diesel by nearly 80% in Iowa, forcing farmers to bleed money, consider taking loans just to survive and limit machine use to critical levels."
"The policies of the Trump administration are wreaking havoc on family farmers. It’s been terrible," said John Bartman, a row crop farmer in Illinois.
"One group of farmers, the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, joined organizations like Earthjustice and the Natural Resources Defense Council in suing the USDA for removing department webpages focused on climate change, arguing that the move was unlawful and undermines farmers’ ability to adapt and respond to climate threats."
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