Rural Route April 28, 2026 Jay Truitt the financial issues facing farmers today are vast and growing. What does that mean for food in 2026?
STORMS, SURVEILLANCE, AND THE FIGHT FOR FARMER CONTROL - In this hard-hitting episode of Rural Route with Trent Loos, Trent Loos is joined by Jay Truitt, reporting from the road in Iowa, for a powerful breakdown of the forces shaping American agriculture right now. The conversation opens with intense weather extremes sweeping the Midwest—ranging from destructive supercell storms in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas to soaked, stalled fields in Iowa—highlighting the growing unpredictability farmers are battling every day. As conditions tighten, policy fights are heating up. Trent and Jay dig into…
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