Dec 30, 2025 by INFB Marketing
On Dec. 8, President Trump announced plans to provide $12 billion in payments to farmers to help offset market disruptions, high input costs and persistent inflation.
The bulk of the funding – up to $11 billion – for the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program will be set aside for row crop farmers who produce corn, soybeans, wheat, barley, chickpeas, cotton, lentils, oats, peanuts, peas, rice, sorghum, canola, crambe, flax, mustard, rapeseed, safflower, sesame and sunflowers.
The remaining $1 billion will be reserved for commodities not covered in the program, such as specialty crops and sugar, although details including timelines for those payments are still under development.
“Indiana Farm Bureau is encouraged by President Trump’s aid package announcement for farmers yesterday, which comes at a time when margins are below breakeven for many crops, farm bankruptcies are on the rise and profits will be scarce going into 2026,” said INFB President Randy Kron. “This financial support for Indiana farmers will help offset losses and provide a bridge until farm bill enhancements from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act go into effect. We’re hopeful this will help stabilize the farm economy, sustain rural communities and maintain affordable food prices so Hoosier farmers don’t have to go into a new year with even more uncertainty.”
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