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Farmers say they've 'hit rock bottom,' but still believe next year will be better

NPR

By Frank Morris

Published December 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM CST

The Trump administration has hit farmers hard by shattering their export markets with trade wars, gutting USAID, squeezing the farm labor market, and demonizing oil seed crops and a farm herbicide.

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