Is Farm Country About to Turn on Trump?

The Financial Times reported Tuesday that farmers in America’s Corn Belt region are facing their toughest economic crisis in 40 years. Last month, the American Farm Bureau Federation, an industry group, projected that without government intervention, farmers growing nine principal crops will face $32 billion in losses in 2027, after losing an estimated $31 billion in 2026. “This is the worst financial downturn in the sector since the 1980s,” John Hansen, president of Nebraska Farmers Union,…