The Agricultural Safety Net in the Time of Tariffs - Taxpayers for Common Sense

The Agricultural Safety Net in the Time of Tariffs - Taxpayers for Common Sense

While the Trump Administration continues using the DOGE to slash personnel and shutter government agencies, its policy choices are on a path to actually increase Washington’s role in farming and ranching. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement this week of how it will dole out $10 billion in “emergency” subsidies that caught a ride on the December Continuing Resolution is likely just a downpayment. With the President threatenin…