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When Farmers Lose, Who Wins?

How Trump’s second‑term policies are devastating small farmers and rewarding corporations

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Marie Riverton
Jul 03, 2025
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It was always a kind of pact. Rural America put Donald Trump in the White House twice, and in return, he promised to protect the “forgotten men and women” who work the land. Farmers, ranchers, and small‑town communities who felt unseen by Washington embraced Trump’s swagger and his vows to put them first.

But five months into his second term, that pact i…

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