Farm Aid

No additional farm aid is expected next year despite earlier suggestions by President Trump and others that extra help is possible, given billions in continuing farm losses.

The Farmer Bridge Assistance Program, announced Monday by President Trump and Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins, looks to send economic assistance to farmers by the end of February.

Following the success of its 40th music anniversary and food festival in Minneapolis, MN, Farm Aid said it’s distributing over $1.3 million in grant funding this year to support family farmers

President Trump and Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins ended weeks of suspense Monday by releasing details of a multi-billion-dollar farm aid package.

The Trump administration anticipates it will be ready to announce an aid package for American farmers within two-and-a-half weeks, as well as a deal on Chinese soybean purchases

Three people familiar with the issue say the Trump administration still intends to roll out an initial payment of up to $12 billion for farmers struggling because of the president’s tariff policies.

According to CBS News, the Trump administration will release about $3 billion in assistance to U.S. farmers despite the government shutdown.

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins recently acknowledged the government shutdown is holding up emergency farm aid.

The top Senate Republican is privately warning the White House that American farmers, a key GOP constituency, will continue to suffer if the Trump administration doesn’t reopen the flow of certain farm loans amid the government shutdown.

The American Farm Bureau Federation hopes to build on this month’s farm aid success with new wins for producers next year, especially a new Farm Bill.  Ask the AFBF, and they’ll tell you that $10 billion in farm aid and $21 billion in farm disaster aid was great news for the agriculture community.  But net farm income...