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WATCH: Iowa farmers impacted by Trump’s USDA cuts


The Trump administration’s federal purge left Iowa farmers and food systems out $11 million in USDA support. Mari Hunt Wasskink, owner of Black Earth Gardens near Cedar Rapids, and Marcus Johnson, owner of Buffalo Ridge Orchard in Orange City, explained how losing that money will impact their farms.

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