Iowa Farmers Ask for Diesel Relief as Harvest Season Kicks Off

"Brace for losing everything": Farm crisis fears grip GOP in Iowa

Now at historic highs, diesel prices poised to hit consumers even harder

Diesel prices are on a big upward swing, rising to historic levels over the past month and filtering through to all corners of the economy.

Republicans 'brace for losing everything' as wipeout comes for heart of Trump country

Republican strategists are privately expecting a wipeout in Iowa as a deepening farm crisis tied to President Donald Trump's policies threatens the party's grip on a state he carried by more than 13 points, according to a new report."In Iowa, we should brace for losing everything, definitely the governor's race and maybe the Senate race and who knows what else," one top GOP campaign consultant told Axios.Farmers say two Trump-driven pressures ha…

Farm Crisis Fears Grip GOP in Iowa

“Iowa is on the verge of a farm crisis that threatens to wreck the agricultural heart of the state and hurt the fortunes of Republicans at the top of the midterm ticket, GOP strategists acknowledge,” Axios reports. “Democrats could win in several once-reliably Republican states in November, but President Trump’s policies have caused such severe […]

Trump Tariffs and Iran War Costs Push Iowa Farmers Toward Crisis

Des Moines, IA — Iowa farmers are confronting mounting financial pressure as tariffs, higher fuel costs and rising borrowing expenses threaten an agricultural economy already struggling with consolidation, foreign competition and years of elevated production costs. Axios reports that two of the sharpest new pressures are directly connected to President Donald Trump’s policies. His tariffs have increased costs for fertilizer, pesticides and farm …

Painfully High Diesel Prices Push U.S. Farmers To The Brink

Farmers in the United States are paying nearly twice as much for diesel as they did last year, and it is financially killing them. A lot of farms will operate at a loss this year,