PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio — John Hoffman says farming is in his blood.

"I knew from the time I was two years old following my dad that farming was my passion," Hoffman said.

Hoffman, a fourth-generation farmer, works several thousand acres in Pickaway County, including fields of soybeans. He says he has been hit by the double whammy this year of lower crop yields because of the weather and lower prices because of tariffs.

"China was one of our biggest buyers of soybeans, but with the 20% tariff, our beans just aren't competitive," he said.

Hoffman said he is losing one to two dollars per bushel of soybeans. He produces about 100,000 bushels.

"You multiply across the bushels, and it adds into the hundreds of thousands of dollars," he said.

According to the Ohio Soybean Association, Ohio f

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