BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — Farmers across the nation leaned more heavily upon the federal government last year to finance their agricultural operations amid low commodity prices and trade disputes, and more of the money…

Washington is one of America’s most trade-reliant states, so President Donald Trump’s ongoing trade negotiations have brought broad economic uncertainty. With agriculture the second-biggest sector of the state’s export market, it initially appeared the announcement…

President Trump OK’d a $12 billion bailout to U.S. farmers on Tuesday to help mitigate the pain they are feeling from lost sales. The aid, though appreciated, is but a one-time patch to the gaping…