Juana Summers

Justin Sherlock is a farmer, also president of the North Dakota Soybean Growers Association. As our colleague Kirk Sigler reported from North Dakota, his uncertainty is compounded by tariffs and when or if they take hold. President Trump's tariffs and tariff threats on foreign imports... have led to other countries retaliating with tariffs on American agricultural exports.

Justin Sherlock is a farmer, also president of the North Dakota Soybean Growers Association. As our colleague Kirk Sigler reported from North Dakota, his uncertainty is compounded by tariffs and when or if they take hold. President Trump's tariffs and tariff threats on foreign imports... have led to other countries retaliating with tariffs on American agricultural exports.

Justin Sherlock is a farmer, also president of the North Dakota Soybean Growers Association. As our colleague Kirk Sigler reported from North Dakota, his uncertainty is compounded by tariffs and when or if they take hold. President Trump's tariffs and tariff threats on foreign imports... have led to other countries retaliating with tariffs on American agricultural exports.

For a soybean farmer, that would make Canadian fertilizer more expensive to import and would result in millions of tons of soybeans not being sold and exported to China.

For a soybean farmer, that would make Canadian fertilizer more expensive to import and would result in millions of tons of soybeans not being sold and exported to China.

For a soybean farmer, that would make Canadian fertilizer more expensive to import and would result in millions of tons of soybeans not being sold and exported to China.

In his speech to Congress, President Trump asked farmers to bear with him. His hope is that the American economy eventually adapts to unlock a bigger domestic market for farmers.

In his speech to Congress, President Trump asked farmers to bear with him. His hope is that the American economy eventually adapts to unlock a bigger domestic market for farmers.

In his speech to Congress, President Trump asked farmers to bear with him. His hope is that the American economy eventually adapts to unlock a bigger domestic market for farmers.

Under the first Trump administration's trade war, the federal government paid out billions to keep farmers afloat, but their businesses are still recovering. And Justin Sherlock has crops to plant this spring.

Under the first Trump administration's trade war, the federal government paid out billions to keep farmers afloat, but their businesses are still recovering. And Justin Sherlock has crops to plant this spring.

Under the first Trump administration's trade war, the federal government paid out billions to keep farmers afloat, but their businesses are still recovering. And Justin Sherlock has crops to plant this spring.

In North Dakota, where one in five jobs are tied to agriculture, more than 67 percent of the electorate voted for Trump. But consider this. So far, the Trump administration's agriculture policy and its signature economic policy have resulted in a condition that farmers try to avoid. Uncertainty. From NPR, I'm Juana Summers.

In North Dakota, where one in five jobs are tied to agriculture, more than 67 percent of the electorate voted for Trump. But consider this. So far, the Trump administration's agriculture policy and its signature economic policy have resulted in a condition that farmers try to avoid. Uncertainty. From NPR, I'm Juana Summers.

In North Dakota, where one in five jobs are tied to agriculture, more than 67 percent of the electorate voted for Trump. But consider this. So far, the Trump administration's agriculture policy and its signature economic policy have resulted in a condition that farmers try to avoid. Uncertainty. From NPR, I'm Juana Summers.

It's Consider This from NPR. Farmers already worry about crop prices, the cost of farm supplies and extreme weather. Now the federal government is another big question mark. President Trump's trade war will shape where farmers can sell their crops. And the U.S. Department of Agriculture has paused reimbursements, cut programs and attempted to lay off staff.

It's Consider This from NPR. Farmers already worry about crop prices, the cost of farm supplies and extreme weather. Now the federal government is another big question mark. President Trump's trade war will shape where farmers can sell their crops. And the U.S. Department of Agriculture has paused reimbursements, cut programs and attempted to lay off staff.

It's Consider This from NPR. Farmers already worry about crop prices, the cost of farm supplies and extreme weather. Now the federal government is another big question mark. President Trump's trade war will shape where farmers can sell their crops. And the U.S. Department of Agriculture has paused reimbursements, cut programs and attempted to lay off staff.

We wanted to know more about the relationship between farmers and the federal government. So this week we called on Ann Veneman. She was President George W. Bush's Secretary of Agriculture. My co-host Ari Shapiro takes it from here.

We wanted to know more about the relationship between farmers and the federal government. So this week we called on Ann Veneman. She was President George W. Bush's Secretary of Agriculture. My co-host Ari Shapiro takes it from here.