Trump, Tariffs, and Ag Economics

Wheat and More...or less

by Vance Ehmke March 4, 2025

Big things are happening on the farm. Let’s take a look at three of them: Trump, tariffs, and interest rates/inflation.

1. The Trump effect.

So far, farming has taken a number of major hits by elimination of USAID (United States Agency for International Development) and then severe cuts to USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) personnel and programs. And I certai…