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Texas budget bill includes loan program for farmers

Jerry Clayton

Lawmakers also continued funding for a farmer suicide prevention hotline.
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Farmers are taking on more debt. Some worry more financial stress could be ahead

Will Bauer

Farmers continued to take on more debt through the first quarter of 2025, prolonging a trend from last year. That's as farm incomes have shrunk over the last couple of years, and some worry President Trump's tariffs could make economic conditions tougher.