Farmers are trying to make sense of the mixed signals the
Trump Administration is sending on the Market Facilitation Program.
Less than two weeks ago, President Trump tweeted that more
aid will come if trade commitments don’t materialize. But Ag Secretary Perdue said Wednesday the
odds of more MFP are “about 10 percent.”
Austen Germolus of Ada in northwest Minnesota says he’s not looking for a free handout.
“But we as farmers built those relationships with China, and I believe that through the tariffs the trade has been adversely affected.
