Bibliography
1. CNN. “Trump’s Farm Cuts Hit Beekeeper Who Voted for Him.” Report on Jim Hartman’s honey business losses due to USDA contract cuts and tariffs.
2. The Free Press. “A Farmer’s Plea: Don’t Let My Family’s 200-Year Legacy Die.” Caleb Ragland’s open letter on soy tariffs.
3. Oregon Public Broadcasting. “After 45 Years, Avalon Orchards Files for Bankruptcy.” Coverage of the Blaines’ collapse.
4. USDA. Farm Bankruptcy Data, 2025 Q1. Official statistics on the rise in Chapter 12 filings.
5. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “Wisconsin Dairy Farms Shutting Down at Alarming Rate.” Regional reporting on closures.
6. Congressional Research Service. “Retaliatory Tariffs and U.S. Agriculture, 2018–2019.” Breakdown of losses by commodity.
7. Washington Post. “Mental Health Crisis Growing in Rural America.” Interviews with Jacob Thomas and others.
8. CDC. “Occupation and Suicide Rates in the United States.” Study showing elevated risk among farmers.
9. South Dakota Public Broadcasting. “45% of State Farm Exports at Risk in Trump-Canada Trade War.” Local analysis of export dependencies.
10. Reuters. “Organic Feed Mill Stalls After USDA Grant Frozen.” Reporting on Nate Powell-Palm’s halted Montana project.
11. U.S. House Agriculture Committee. “Farmers Speak Out on 2025 Trade Impacts.” Testimony including Justin Sherlock’s concerns.
12. Cato Institute. “Agricultural Markets Rewired After U.S.-China Trade War.” Analysis of structural shifts in sourcing.
13. Farm Progress. “Tariffs Add $17,000 Per Barn, Tennessee Hog Farmer Warns.” Jimmy Tosh’s cost estimates.
14. Wisconsin Public Radio. “Chwala Family Sells Dairy Herd, Faces Uncertain Future.” Profile of Jeremy Chwala.
15. American Enterprise Institute. “2020 Bailouts as Political Tools in Agriculture.” Commentary on subsidy sustainability.
16. Farm Progress. “Green Grant Freeze Triggers Debt Panic Among Farmers.” Interviews with Laura Beth Resnick and Rebecca Carlson.
17. Nebraska Public Media. “Farmers Unsure After USDA Freezes Equipment Grants.” Report on Jason Grimm’s uncertainty.
18. Up North News. “Produce Farmers in Wisconsin Lose Support, Struggle to Adapt.” Coverage of Chris Burkhouse and other small farmers.