TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (WAND) — Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order in Taylorville Wednesday to help Illinois farmers through the impacts of President Donald Trump's tariffs and trade policies.

Pritzker declared an agricultural export crisis, directing state agencies to take immediate action to enhance domestic markets for the state's agriculture industry and continue investment in mental health support for farm families.

According to the Pritzker administration, soybean prices have fallen below break-even levels, machinery and farm essentials cost more due to tariffs, and beef farmers are expecting to be impacted as the Trump Administration plans to import tariff-free beef from Argentina.

In response, the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) and Illinois Department of Commer

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