Articles Tagged: Tariffs

President Donald Trump’s return to Iowa comes amid growing debate over affordability, trade policy and aggressive immigration enforcement.

Iowa State University agricultural economist asks, “Those new tariffs — what does that mean for this agreement?”

The American Farm Bureau Federation, along with soybean and specialty crop farm organizations, has asked congressional leadership for economic support to “fill in the gap of remaining losses for both field and specialty crop farmers.”

Growing unease over the U.S. economy and higher prices in part due to President Donald Trump’s tariffs have altered the behavior of some Americans.

Despite their continue support of the president, a year’s worth of Trump policies have upended farmers’ industry and threatened their livelihoods.

Iowa’s average price at the pump is among nation’s lowest: $2.42 a gallon

GOP Congressman Randy Feenstra tied his campaign for Iowa governor to President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” defended tariffs and promised to cut property taxes while expanding health care access during a campaign stop in Cedar Rapids.

Chinese state-backed money is remaking the hemisphere’s ports, reshaping grain routes to Asia and squeezing U.S. farmers as tariffs deepen the split with Washington.

Here's a look at what has happened with supplies and prices in popular gifting categories.

The Trump administration has announced $12 billion in relief for farmers but that won’t cover all their losses.

President Trump this week announced $12 billion in aid to U.S. farmers who for months have been dealing with low crop prices, high production costs and diminished trade markets.

As farmers face historic headwinds and market hardships, calls to the national Farm Aid hotline and the Iowa Concern hotline — where farmers can get support in times of mental health crisis or need — are increasing. This fall, the Iowa Concern hotline saw four to five times the number of calls it had in the same months last year.

The company shut down the last blast furnace at the site near St. Louis in 2023, and it even moved to wind down its steel processing mill there in September.

Costco is joining other companies that aren’t waiting to see whether the Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump’s most sweeping import taxes.

China is expected to step up U.S. soybean purchases to meet a pledge to buy at least 12 million tons by the end of the year, according to multiple traders.