Well, howdy there, internet people, it's Bell again. So today, we're going to talk about more

bad Trump news for farmers and ranchers. Despite promises to the contrary, farmers and ranchers are being

hit yet again by Trump's funding freeze. A big part of Trump's actions are trying to undo Biden's legacy.

This, of course, means rolling back as much of the Inflation Reduction Act as he can.

Well, there's almost $20 billion in farm programs in that. Many of those programs are now frozen.

A lot of attention was being brought to this issue because of a series of viral social media videos from a person who's saying he will lose his farm if the equip money isn't unfrozen.

And all of the focus is on that program.

But it appears that more than 130 farm and ranch programs

were frozen. So for those who aren't familiar, this is how this generally works, although it

varies from program to program and project to project. Farmers and ranchers sign with USDA to do something. It could be anything, from planning a cover

crop to mitigating erosion, or sometimes it's something as simple as putting in new fencing.

USDA then cuts them checks as time goes along. You save money buying materials in bulk, so a lot gets charged and paid off when the money comes in.

So you can see how the funding freeze is hitting them.

So what happened?

It honestly looks like the frozen programs were all somehow related to conservation or climate resilience.

So Trump, still acting like the climate isn't a big deal, froze those programs, even though his own foreign policy acknowledges the changing climate.

And I want to make this part very clear for all the ranchers and farmers watching, this is not just the

equipped program. There are more than a hundred. If you've got one of those NRCS contracts, or

really any contract through USDA, that deals in any way with conservation, climate, erosion, or anything like that. You'd be wise to

check to see that it's still running. And remember, that money for new irrigation might be through

a climate program. We've had a bunch of people send us messages asking if we're okay because of this

news. We're fine. The animals here aren't food.

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