The shutdown of U.S. international food aid has left Farm Belt families in a tough spot. For family farmers, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has for decades been a key buyer of wheat and other staples. Since January, Trump and Musk have illegally and haphazardly dismantled the agency — leaving growers worried that excess crop supplies in U.S. markets will send their incomes plunging. Other farmers have gone unpaid for grant work already completed — putting their livelihoods at risk.
- Billions of dollars at stake for farmers hit by Trump funding freeze, pause on foreign aid [Ohio Capital Journal]