'A punch in the gut': Farmers hit by tariffs see crops swept away by flood
His farm is still cut off by floodwaters, so Iowa soybean farmer Pat Sheldon had to view the damage from the air. On a helicopter ride over what seemed like an endless stretch of water, he came to a place he recognized as his own land — and saw that one of the grain silos had burst open, spilling yellow soybeans into the dingy, toxic water.
“It was like a punch in the gut,” Sheldon said.
“You work hard planting, taking care of these beans and harvesting them. Then, to have that happen makes you almost physically ill,” he said. “But I haven’t had time to get mad — too many responsibilities and people that need still need help.”
Although the water has yet to recede enough for a true examination, Sheldon says more than $350,000 of his corn and soybeans is in jeopardy, and he worries he may lose the farm that’s been in his family for generations.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/a-punch-in-the-gut-farmers-hit-by-tariffs-see-crops-swept-away-by-flood/2019/03/23/e31fbf4a-7405-4ad3-8445-1c654c82e14a_story.html
The article includes the requisite quote by a farmer about how they still support Trump's trade policies.
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