When the Trump admin's policies are so bad that Cabinet secretaries are texting each other like "Wait, are we destroying agriculture?" Spoiler: Yes. Yes you are.

Wisconsin's Randy Roecker spent decades building his dairy farm. but Trump's trade war and pandemic debt pushed him past the breaking point. He sold his entire farm in June. "This is what farmers have—this legacy. And that's what kills us." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

To now threaten additional mass firings – in the middle of an economic crisis in farm country – is malicious and cruel and would only further the pain in farm country.

The 2018 Farm Bill created the AgWell program to support farmers' mental health. But as Trump's trade war devastates rural communities, the USDA canceled grants for the program earlier this year — cutting mental health support exactly when farmers need it most.

Despite Republican lip service, their Big Ugly Bill cut food assistance and SNAP benefits by $187 billion. Rather than be proved wrong, Republicans are ending the survey that would show the devastating effect of taking food away from children and seniors.

Hunger is a policy choice.

Rural communities have been the collateral damage of the Trump administration's policies over the last nine months.

Grocery prices are up while the jobs market is stagnating. More hardship for working families due to the Trump administration’s economic and trade policies.

House Republicans continue to look the other way and wash their hands of trade policy that Congress has every right to challenge or overturn. Any self-respecting representative of farm country would stand up and fight this. Our family farmers deserve better.

Focus on lowering hunger in your own states before lecturing us about how to administer food assistance in ours. Food insecurity is an issue across our country, so let's make sure every state can provide food assistance to those who need it.

ICYMI: Farmers are struggling to find workers. Some farmers have sold off all their dairy cows, others have entire fields that can't be harvested.

Small Nevada farms just lost $3 million in federal support after a successful rural development program was terminated three years early. Family farmers need consistent partnerships, not budget cuts that abandon rural America. nevadacurrent.com/2025/08/28/s...

You heard her right.

This morning we’re having a Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee hearing on promoting forest health and resiliency.     Across the country we’re experiencing an increase in wildfires, but USDA has chosen to decrease the US Forest Service workforce.    youtube.com/live/tBplETv...

If you've noticed your grocery bill increasing, it's not your imagination. It's Trump's recklessly playing with tariffs that impact every American – from farmers to people feeding their families.

Check out the first subcommittee hearing on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture this Congress. And yes, you’re reading that right: the first Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture hearing this Congress. youtube.com/live/RXLB0iz...

@repmcgovern.bsky.social heard directly from farmers on his annual farm tour. They told him that the SNAP cuts from the Republican budget are already impacting the future of their farms. It's yet another economic hit to our farmers.

It was great to meet with Tikki Brown, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families. As the Trump Admin rips away food assistance from kids and families, I’m working together with state leaders to ensure Minnesotans are able to put food on the table.

During August, House Ag Dems were out in their communities hearing from farmers, food banks and rural communities about what they need. Now we're back in DC, and we'll be fighting for what our community really needs.

Farmers across American are all saying the same thing: “We can’t sell.”

As a farmer's daughter and only Maryland Representative on the @houseagdems.bsky.social, I spent time this past week in Flintstone, MD at Robinette Farm.

This week marks 135 years since the Second Morrill Act established our 1890 Land-Grant Universities! These historically Black colleges are a critical pipeline for developing the next generation of agricultural leaders.

Happy Labor Day! We’re celebrating the hardworking farmers, farm workers and rural communities who feed our nation. From sunrise to sunset, America's agricultural workers keep food on our tables and our economy strong. Thank you for all you do!

House Agriculture Democrats will always fight to support American farmers.

Our tax system was already rigged to benefit wealthy people over working families. The Republican budget doubled down on this broken system by giving more tax breaks to the rich while raising costs and cutting services for everyone else.

BREAKING NEWS: American soybean farmers won’t survive Trump’s tariffs. Our farmers deserve better.

Trump must end his war on workers. His union-busting not only strips workers of their legally protected right to organize, but also increases the likelihood of future outbreaks by undermining the health and safety of our nation’s food system.

Yet again, farmers are paying the price for Trump's tariffs. Loss of market access for American farmers is market access gained for our competitors. The numbers don't lie. 📉

As this summer comes to an end, I wanted to take a moment to say thank you to all my summer interns – in both my personal office, and on the House Ag Committee! Thank you for all your service, hard work and dedication. You’ll be missed!

🧵1/ The GOP’s latest scheme would force states to pay for a share of SNAP food benefits based on “payment error rates.” This would be catastrophic for states, including Maine. Here’s what you need to know. 👇

Just when I thought the Big Bad Bill couldn’t get any worse, new provisions in Senate Republicans’ budget bill will take away food from veterans, seniors and kids aging out of the foster care system. And all to fund tax breaks for billionaires. thehill.com/homenews/sen...

BREAKING: We now need just a handful of House Republicans to sign our discharge petition protecting Medicaid and SNAP. If just a few House Republicans sign @congressmanboyle.bsky.social's petition, we can force a vote to protect working families from the Republican budget bill.

Republicans have fallen in line behind $300 billion in cuts to food assistance, taking food away from seniors living on fixed incomes and parents struggling to afford groceries for their children. Democrats are fighting back. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnGi...

“We should make food assistance work better for those it was designed to protect – like children and moms – not cut it so Republicans can fund more tax breaks for those at the very top.” democrats-agriculture.house.gov/news/documen...

America’s farmers navigate droughts, floods, and frosts. But this year the storm isn’t coming from the skies, it’s coming from Trump’s White House. Farmers – and all of us who rely on them – are paying the price. My @FoxNewsOpinion op-ed ⤵️ www.foxnews.com/opinion/from...

Republicans want to give billionaires the national credit card – and in order to do that, they are trying to cut $230 billion from SNAP. That will mean skyrocketing national debt, higher costs for the middle class and more Americans going hungry. It’s a disgrace.

According to data from USDA, 68% of SNAP recipients are children, elderly or disabled. Are Republicans recommending we revoke child labor laws now?

Cutting SNAP by $230 billion to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and large corporations will take food our farmers grow away from children, seniors and people with disabilities.

Starting a worldwide trade war will cost farmers and working families billions of dollars and destroy jobs. Nobody wins in a trade war. #Tariffs Read Ranking Member Craig’s full statement here: democrats-agriculture.house.gov/news/documen...

The Republicans will try to tell you that their budget proposal to cut SNAP and Medicaid will save us money. The reality is that it takes food from hungry kids, jeopardizes hundreds of thousands of jobs and weakens our supply chain - all while raising the debt.

The Admin's tariffs on steel and aluminum are hurting folks across the ag economy – including farmers who can their food. Yesterday, I spoke to the American Fruit and Vegetable Coalition about how we can work together to support American family farmers.

In Hadley proudly standing w/ local farmers fighting against Trump’s closure of local USDA offices & dismantling of programs that help farms. I said "Trump doesn't give a rat’s ass about farmers". I was being nice. We won’t let them screw farmers to give billionaires a tax cut!

Some farmers never fully recovered from the 2018-2019 trade war with China. Now, they’re dealing with tariff whiplash as the Administration lashes out at allies and rivals. Farmers need access to markets, not chaos and uncertainty. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/03/colo...

North Carolina has been devastated by natural disasters. And now, while family farms and local businesses are still rebuilding, the administration is cutting programs and firing USDA staff integral to the region’s recovery. www.citizen-times.com/story/news/l...

The House GOP budget cuts SNAP by $230 billion, threatening jobs in retail, transportation, manufacturing and farming. Food and agri-businesses are already cutting jobs due to funding cuts that have taken opportunities away from local farmers. www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...

Farm projects across the country are crumbling under the weight of the Trump administration’s USDA funding freeze. Congress appropriated these funds to invest in the farm country. Illegally withholding it is causing unnecessary harm. www.farmprogress.com/farm-policy/...

It’s one thing to say you love farmers. It’s another thing to pull the rug out from under them by defunding local food programs that connect small farmers with schools and food banks. How does this help farmers or our communities? www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/...

Ag Democrats sent a letter to Republican leaders opposing their $230 billion cut to SNAP, which would harm the farm economy and communities across the country. Read about it here: democrats-agriculture.house.gov/news/documen...

Curious about why tariffs and trade wars are bad for America’s family farmers? Watch this explainer video: www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...

U.S. farmers are staring down steep losses through no fault of their own. The Administration is hell bent on cutting farm program funding and starting trade wars – and farmers are paying the price. www.nbcnews.com/politics/eco...