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Trump plans emergency aid to farmers affected by his tariffs

by Associated Press
Jul 24, 2018
However, the funding may need to be approved by Congress and the aid would be temporary.
A farmer named Terry Davidson walks through his soy fields in Harvard, Illinois on July 6 — the same day China imposed retaliatory tariffs aimed at the US soybean market.
DEREK R. HENKLE/AFP/Getty Images
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Farmers have been relying on the high value of their land to get them through years of low commodity prices

by Zoe Sullivan
May 18, 2018
Land accounts for 80 percent of farm assets according to the Department of Agriculture. So farmers are using their land as collateral to face low commodity prices, but the amount of production that farmers need to service their debt is rising.  Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
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Farmers eyeing trade tariff threats as crop insurance trims considered by House committee

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Apr 18, 2018
The House Agriculture Committee considers the Farm Bill today. The bill includes funding for crop insurance, the federal program that protects farmers from swings in crop yields, and prices. If insurance is cut back, that could be a problem should China makes good on its latest tariff threats.  Click the audio player above to hear […]
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TPP re-think could boost U.S.-Pacific trade

by Scott Tong
Apr 13, 2018
The world has had about a day to digest President Donald Trump’s 180-degree turn on trade. We are talking about TPP — the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Candidate Trump railed against TPP. He pulled the U.S out in his first week as president. Now, he’s told his top economic lieutenants to explore going back in. What do American […]
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New Farm Bill proposes changes to food stamps

by Paulina Velasco
Apr 13, 2018
80% of spending in the Farm Bill goes to food stamps
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China lists $50 billion of U.S. goods it might hit with 25 percent tariff

by Associated Press
Apr 4, 2018
The trade dispute between the two countries continues to escalate, with China potentially imposing tariffs on U.S. soybeans and aircraft.
President Donald Trump addresses a crowd during the debut event for the Dreamliner 787-10 at Boeing's South Carolina facilities last year in North Charleston, South Carolina. In premarket trade on Wednesday, Boeing stock dropped nearly 5 percent.
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Trump speaks to farmers, highlighting taxes and trade

by Kai Ryssdal and Kimberly Adams
Jan 8, 2018
The president announced a new initiative to expand access to rural broadband in a speech to the Farm Bureau convention.
President Donald Trump speaks at the American Farm Bureau Federations 99th Annual Convention at Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee, today.
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images
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Who owns the seeds bought by farmers and gardeners?

by Marketplace Contributor
Aug 14, 2017
As companies like Monsanto and DuPont gain patent rights to seeds, one group of plant breeders is trying to create an alternate open access seed market.
Brian Campbell and Crystine Goldberg are breeding seeds for the Open Source Seed Initiative on their farm near Bellingham, Washington.
Eilis O'Neill/ for Marketplace
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Central California's family raisin farms are drying up

by Andy Uhler
Mar 28, 2017
Farmers are steering their kids away from the crop, whose prices are falling.
John Paboojian Jr. owns about 450 acres of raisin vineyards in Fowler, California, and has been working the land for 75 years.
Andy Uhler/Marketplace
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Farmers hack their equipment to evade tractor company policies

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Mar 27, 2017
Exploring the online black market of hacking solutions for John Deere tractors.
Justin Sullivan / Getty Images
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