We're in a hell of a mess here," said Ohio farmer Chris Gibbs as he worked on his combine at the start of harvest season. "A severe cash flow mess," he sighed. "A working capital mess." Gibbs, who farms more than 500 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat, and alfalfa hay in Shelby County, along with a 90-head cow-calf operation, described the five-alarm fire raging in the farming community from Trump's blanket tariffs. Some growers have called the fallout from his chaotic trade war, and the reciprocal tariffs it provoked, a "farmageddon" that could ruin what made rural America great. It's that bad.
Today's Forbes Daily covers a potential tariff bailout for farmers, Berkshire Hathaway's biggest deal in years, what the shutdown means for air travelers and more.
-- Forbes (@forbes.com) Oct 3, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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With a 71% turnout of all eligible voters on 5 Nov 2024, 55.14% of Ohioans voted for twice-impeached, unindicted sex predator oligarch Dummkopf Trumpf; 43.93% voted for a woman of color, Kamala Harris.
You can see the growing number of farms for sale in Ohio here: www.realtor.com and www.landwatch.com
And here is the national trend for farmers: www.farmprogress.com
Farmer suicides rates, already high, are increasing: www.agweb.com
Dummkopf Trumpf should be prosecuted not only for sabotaging the national economy, but mass involuntary manslaughter.
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