Pro-Trump farmer in Missouri faces losing his farm after federal freeze, says he “didn’t have time to research” before voting

Pro-Trump farmer in Missouri faces losing his farm after federal freeze, says he “didn’t have time to research” before voting - Pawb.Social
> A Missouri cattle farmer is facing financial ruin after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) froze funding for key conservation programs, despite previously signed contracts with the government. > > The freeze, part of the Trump administration’s sweeping federal review of spending programs, has left Skylar Holden, a first-generation farmer, scrambling to save his land. > > Holden, who voted for President Donald Trump, had signed a $240,000 contract with the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to improve water lines, fencing, and wells on his farm.