Some growers have called the fallout from his chaotic trade war, and the reciprocal tariffs it provoked, a “farmageddon” that could ruin what made rural America great. The Trump tariffs are shrinking incomes and exploding expenses for farmers, who, thanks to a president they still overwhelmingly support, fear losing their farms. The double whammy of Trump tariffs is especially painful for family farms that make up about 87 percent of all farms in Ohio. Then came 2025 and another blast of Trump tariffs to hammer farmers with shattered export markets and rising input costs. But we also have exorbitant costs that never recovered since Covid.”Plus, the front-end cost of farming has been jacked up by Trump tariffs on seed, fertilizer, and machinery.