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Farmers cast their votes for Trump. Now Musk’s cuts are hitting them.

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Farmers who sell surplus crops to the U.S. Agency for International Development for overseas distribution are fretting about future purchases.

Business owners that qualified for USDA grants and invested in renewable energy technology and climate-resistant crops are unsure if they will be paid.

The White House has framed DOGE ’s slash-and-burn approach as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shrink the government.

The Iowa Soybean Association says its members are at financial risk because of suspended reimbursements.

Congress passed a bill in January that authorized $10 billion in emergency aid for farmers of designated crops.

Republicans are reportedly preparing legislation to salvage a $1.8 billion USAID crop-purchasing program by transferring it to the USDA .

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80

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English

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