https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/us/politics/trump-funding-freeze-farmers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xU4.YYv3.o_Svimw7UsGq&smid=url-share

Trump’s Funding Freezes Bruise a Core Constituency Farmers

A rapid-fire array of directives by the Trump administration have left farmers and businesses in rural America reeling.

By Linda Qiu and Julie Creswell
Linda Qiu and Julie Creswell talked to more than three dozen farmers, current and former Agriculture Department employees, representatives of farm and industry groups, experts and researchers for this article.

Published Feb. 13, 2025
Updated Feb. 15, 2025