Craig Griffune

Meaning that China was buying less and less and less from U.S. farmers. And so the prices of two of Aaron's main crops, soybeans and corn, they were dropping.

Meaning that China was buying less and less and less from U.S. farmers. And so the prices of two of Aaron's main crops, soybeans and corn, they were dropping.

Meaning that China was buying less and less and less from U.S. farmers. And so the prices of two of Aaron's main crops, soybeans and corn, they were dropping.

Aaron has two kids. At the time, they were both in college. He wasn't sure if they'd come back to work on the farm. And it is a lot harder to convince your kids to come back when crops are selling for a fraction of what they used to sell for. It just doesn't seem like a viable job.

Aaron has two kids. At the time, they were both in college. He wasn't sure if they'd come back to work on the farm. And it is a lot harder to convince your kids to come back when crops are selling for a fraction of what they used to sell for. It just doesn't seem like a viable job.

Aaron has two kids. At the time, they were both in college. He wasn't sure if they'd come back to work on the farm. And it is a lot harder to convince your kids to come back when crops are selling for a fraction of what they used to sell for. It just doesn't seem like a viable job.

And as the trade war was escalating, Aaron says the farmers were starting to get really worried because even though this fight wasn't initially about agriculture, China had targeted them. The farmers, they were collateral damage.

And as the trade war was escalating, Aaron says the farmers were starting to get really worried because even though this fight wasn't initially about agriculture, China had targeted them. The farmers, they were collateral damage.

And as the trade war was escalating, Aaron says the farmers were starting to get really worried because even though this fight wasn't initially about agriculture, China had targeted them. The farmers, they were collateral damage.

And the Trump administration could see that the farmers were in trouble. And they didn't want a bunch of their voters going bankrupt as a result of their trade war.

And the Trump administration could see that the farmers were in trouble. And they didn't want a bunch of their voters going bankrupt as a result of their trade war.

And the Trump administration could see that the farmers were in trouble. And they didn't want a bunch of their voters going bankrupt as a result of their trade war.

Trade payments, sometimes called trade aid, which rhymes, sometimes called trade mitigation payments. That one doesn't rhyme. Anyway, in April of 2018, right after China retaliated against the U.S., Trump instructed the secretary of agriculture to come up with a plan.

Trade payments, sometimes called trade aid, which rhymes, sometimes called trade mitigation payments. That one doesn't rhyme. Anyway, in April of 2018, right after China retaliated against the U.S., Trump instructed the secretary of agriculture to come up with a plan.

Trade payments, sometimes called trade aid, which rhymes, sometimes called trade mitigation payments. That one doesn't rhyme. Anyway, in April of 2018, right after China retaliated against the U.S., Trump instructed the secretary of agriculture to come up with a plan.

The Commodity Credit Corporation. Basically, this fund was created way back in the 1930s under Franklin Delano Roosevelt during the Depression and the Dust Bowl years when drought was devastating the Midwest.

The Commodity Credit Corporation. Basically, this fund was created way back in the 1930s under Franklin Delano Roosevelt during the Depression and the Dust Bowl years when drought was devastating the Midwest.

The Commodity Credit Corporation. Basically, this fund was created way back in the 1930s under Franklin Delano Roosevelt during the Depression and the Dust Bowl years when drought was devastating the Midwest.

FDR had journeyed to the Midwest to look at the country's farms.

FDR had journeyed to the Midwest to look at the country's farms.