While hardworking Americans were busy celebrating the holidays, gathering around dinner tables and cheering on their favorite football teams, the Trump administration was hard at work trying to hide the damage it’s doing to farm country and rural communities across the country. 

Here are some of the things they tried to bury over the holidays.

• In Trump’s economy, hunger in America reaches 10-year high: As food prices continue to increase, in part due to President Trump’s reckless tariffs, more Americans are struggling to keep food on the table. Despite these findings, USDA continues with its decision to terminate its hunger survey.

• China plays Trump like a fiddle, leaves American soybean farmers holding the bag: While the president promised to bring U.S. soybean exports to China back to Biden-era levels, he has yet to deliver. China missed the December 31 deadline – and Trump officials are making excuses for them instead of sticking up for America’s farmers.

• Trump quietly panicking on tariff policy: Our wallets and bank accounts don’t lie – President Trump’s tariffs have been bad for business and increased costs on everyone. Consumer confidence is down, which had Trump chickening out on tariffs during the holidays.
  

• Farmers’ department hollowed out on Trump’s watch: The U.S. Department of Agriculture lost around 20 percent of its workforce, says a report released a few days before Christmas. That’s fewer people ensuring rural communities get the resources they need and fewer American patriots working on behalf of American agriculture. 

• Trump’s plan to reshape USDA is panned: The public comment period regarding the planned reorganization of USDA – which is expected to cause additional staff losses and reduce productivity and efficiency – concluded just before the holidays. The takeaway? Trump’s plan will harm farmers.