Agribusiness Farmers plan to use federal bridge payments mainly to reduce debt A new survey shows nearly half of producers intend to use the payments to pay down debt rather than expand operations or invest in equipment. By Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest / 24 Mar 2026
Data Harvest Billions in loans support minority farmers. Trump's DEI rollbacks cast doubt on their future. Although farm loans appear unaffected by President Donald Trump's funding freeze, the administration's rollback of DEI initiatives has cast uncertainty over USDA programs vital to socially By Juan Vassallo, Investigate Midwest / 19 Feb 2025
