Editor, Gazette-Journal:
I am the daughter of a Kansas farmer and the granddaughter of a Kansas rancher. I am deeply worried about the harm that is being done and will be done to the agricultural community and to each one of us dependent upon their products.
The Department of Agriculture section of Project 2025, surprisingly, often referred to the need for working with Congress and seeking legislative solutions, not the current administration’s drastic dismantling of agencies, freezing of grants, and breaking of contracts with the stroke of a Sharpie.
Agricultural exports are a key part of the U.S. economy. They support over 1 million jobs and create more than $200 billion in economic activity each year.
Cotton and grain growers are losing contracts with Canadian buyers because, even with the tariff pause, Canadian buyers don’t trust the stability of U.S. export commerce under this administration.
The cancellation of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) cuts $...