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Farmer Tariffs

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CASTANA, IOWA - APRIL 29, 2025: Gary Jensen plants soybeans on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Farmers in western Iowa are concerned about tariffs. CREDIT: KC McGinnis for The New York Times Castana United States

CASTANA, IOWA - APRIL 29, 2025: Beau Hanson performs maintenance on a planter at his family's farm near Castana, Iowa on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Farmers in western Iowa are concerned about tariffs. CREDIT: KC McGinnis for The New York Times Castana United States

CASTANA, IOWA - APRIL 29, 2025: Beau Hanson prepares soybeans for planting at his family's farm near Castana, Iowa on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Farmers in western Iowa are concerned about tariffs. CREDIT: KC McGinnis for The New York Times Castana United States

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Vulnerable Iowa Farmers Now Face Perils of Trump’s Trade War

Photography and video by KC McGinnis for The New York Times

With high costs and low prices for their crops, soybean and corn farmers were already nervous as they planned for planting season this year. Tariffs aren’t helping.

By Julie Creswell

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Vulnerable Iowa Farmers Now Face Perils of Trump’s Trade War

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