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Trump to release $3B in farm aid frozen by shutdown

SUMMARY

The Trump administration will release over $3 billion in aid to U.S. farmers frozen during the government shutdown.

The Agriculture Department will reopen county offices to distribute the funds.

This aid comes as farmers deal with the impacts of Trump's tariffs.

Trump instructed the department to use a fund established to assist distressed farmers.

Due to furloughs and closed USDA offices, farmers previously lacked access to critical safety-net programs.


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