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Grain piled on the ground is loaded onto transport trucks on a farm near Gildford, MT on Sept. 12, 2025. Farmer Justin Miller says he piled grain on his property for the first time in 30 years, due to a poor harvest and low wheat prices.
Victoria Traxler
After months of pleading from the nation’s agricultural sector, the federal government says farmers and ranchers will get much needed financial aid at the end of the year. Numerous federal policy changes this year led to record-high costs for things like fertilizer and equipment.
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