Trump wants to keep farmers happy with cash. They're still worried about the future

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Charlie Radman, a corn and soybean farmer, stands for a photo on the land his family has owned since 1899, near Randolph, Minn., Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)

RANDOLPH, Minn. – When Donald Trump promised new tariffs while running for president, Gene Stehly worried that trade disputes would jeopardize his international sales of corn, soybeans and wheat.

A little more than a year later, Stehly said his fears have become a reality, and Trump's latest promise of federal assistance is insufficient to cover farmers' losses.

“Maybe this will all come out to be better at the end, but I can tell you right now, it certainly isn’t the case at the moment," Stehly said.

Trump announced Monday that his administra