Tag: farm economy

A combine unloads hundreds of bushels of corn into a grain cart on a farm near Greenfield, Illinois, last September. Agriculture lending is up as farm incomes have dropped.

Farmers are taking on more debt. Some worry more financial stress could be ahead

Farmers continued to take on more debt through the first quarter of 2025, prolonging a trend from last year. That’s as farm incomes have shrunk over the last couple of years, and some worry President Trump’s tariffs could make economic conditions tougher.

Tariffs threaten to upend markets American farmers depend on

U.S. row crop farmers produce enormous quantities of food, and they depend on selling lots of it overseas. They thrive under free trade policies.