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The Trump administration announced it will make $12 billion available for farmers who have suffered lost income due to ongoing trade disruptions with other nations.

Jerry Costello II, director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, says that won’t come close to covering the losses farmers have suffered in the form of lost markets, lower commodity prices and higher input costs.

Costello says the damages caused by the Trump administration’s trade policies run deep throughout the ag economy and could have lasting impacts that make it difficult or impossible for individuals and families to make their living by farming in the future.

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) – The Trump admini

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