Can Trump make farming great again?

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Farmers are feeling a little bit better about how things are going for their sector of the economy under President Donald Trump, after tariff fears spooked them.

That is one reasonable way to read the last several months’ results of the Ag Economy Barometer, a nationwide joint survey by Purdue University and the CME Group that measures the mood of farmers. It fell 12 points in March to 140 before rebounding to 158 in May.

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