US_ USDA to open county offices, restart farmer aid despite shutdown

THE WASHINGTON TIMES 

USDA to open county offices, restart farmer aid despite shutdown

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By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times - Wednesday, October 22, 2025 


President Trump is directing the U.S. Department of Agriculture to free up billions of dollars in farmer aid frozen by the government shutdown. 

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said her department on Thursday will reopen Farm Service Agency offices where farmers process loans and get payments under the Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs, which protect against sudden revenue losses. 

The USDA “will resume Farm Service Agency core operations, including critical services for farm loan processing, ARC/PLC payments, and other programs — over $3 Billion in assistance farmers have counted on in their business planning decisions,” Ms. Rollins wrote on X. 

She said the checks will help farmers deliver payments for heavy equipment or rent for their land. 

“They are not able to make those without these checks coming in,” Ms. Rollins said on Fox Business. 

U.S. farmers are a key bloc of political support for Mr. Trump. Roughly 78% of voters in America’s most farming-dependent counties supported him in last year’s election, according to Investigate Midwest. 

Yet the nation’s growers are facing tough times. Fertilizer and equipment costs are up, partly due to U.S.-imposed tariffs, while crop prices are down and China refuses to buy American soybeans after making large purchases in past years. 

Farmers are upset to see China buy soybeans from Argentina, a South American country receiving a financial lifeline from the Trump administration.

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READ MORE: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/22/usda-open-county-offices-restart-farmer-aid-despite-shutdown/ 

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