Gold grains of millet spin on 2 metallic plates to then fall into the packing station. Later, pure grains hit white bags from large metallic funnels. The robot puts them on pallets that are put into a large truck. The hall without windows is illuminated by artificial light. The sound of the machines is deafening, dry flour dust is floating in the air. Ed Owens He's wearing a mask.
The transportation is due today. The destination is Algeria. east farmer Colorado Exports about 60 percent of its grain. So far, outside China, there has been no mention of duties Retaliation on American grain from another countries, but the situation could change at any time. Owens is worried about the future..
He voted for Trump. It makes him think. Chaos that make up the president of the United States in conjunction with his advisor Elon Musk, is poison for business. Owens wonders how long he can last. Even in the Midwest, the Republican bastion, protests against the government are presently increasing. It's a problem Trump seems more and more aware of.
When we drive a pick-up on uneven roads between fields, Owens proudly shows everything that belongs to his large farm. It has 5.2 1000 ha of land. abruptly he's thinking. “No, I will never sale this farm,” he says. He's been in the household for 3 generations. There are besides many stories here.
The force to sale is not an abstract threat to Owens. — There are barely any young people who would start working in agriculture “ He says. The profession is besides laborious and economically unprofitable. Owens' large hope is that his daughters will 1 day follow in his footsteps. A man takes off his leather gloves and takes his cell telephone out of his pocket. He proudly shows the movie of his eldest daughter who works at an animal shelter. “He has a heart for animals,” he says with a smile.
Farmer Ed Owens at his farm in ColoradoGregor Schwung / Die Welt
Hopes in Trump
Owens is not a typical Trump supporter. He erstwhile voted for Barack Obama. But then he hoped Trump would improve farming conditions. besides due to the fact that he didn't see an alternative. “ America was built with hard work, then and tears,” he says. — We farmers embody this spirit today. He understands us.
However, the current situation is worrying Owens. The fact that Trump addressed farmers straight in his message about the state of the Union and urged them to take his side is not encouraging. "There will be a tiny adjustment period," Trump said, referring to economical difficulties. “Be patient,” he added.
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Trump's irregular tariff policy concerns the markets. erstwhile the president of the United States did not regulation out the anticipation of recession, there was a panic in the stock markets. For Americans, 60% of whom invest on the stock market, this has immediate consequences. If all the duties announced actually materialise, there is simply a hazard of a crucial increase in inflation in the country.
According to a survey conducted by the NPR public radio station, 48 percent of Americans presently believe Trump's policy would make the situation worse alternatively than improve it. In a poll conducted by the broadcaster CBS 40 percent sees the situation negatively and only 35 positively.
Farmers behind Trump
However, farmers, though 77 percent of them voted for TrumpThey are not just afraid about the economical climate. They are suspiciously looking back on the recently created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — Elon Musk's office. Tesla's boss became Trump's most powerful advisor and began cut government programmes and release government officials. All for the sake of improving the state.
This besides threatens food programmes run by improvement aid agencies USAIDwhich is presently being liquidated. It was utilized to acquisition immense quantities of grain, which is then distributed to countries in need.
Traveling east of Owens Farm on Interstate 70, you rapidly scope Kansas. The fields of cultivation run for hours on the right and left of the highway. Between them there are silver towers in which cereals are stored at regular intervals. If the state ceases to be a buyer, the towers fill up again — and farmers lose money.
In the tiny town of Ottawa, Franklin County, where Trump won the election with a 40-point lead, People started protesting. About 150 people gathered in a tiny park on the main street and held banners. The residents wrote "release Elon" or "who voted for Musk?" by hand. “We have never seen it in specified a red place in the United States before,” says protest organizer Eileen Sprinckler.
Republicans besides encounter opposition elsewhere. erstwhile Members had a break in the first week of March and organised questions and answers sessions in their constituency, they were frustrated. There are videos on the net of violent scenes with angry citizens. Roger Marshall, 1 of the 2 Kansas Senators, even cancelled his speech.
The leadership of the Republican organization has now recommended the cancellation of the Question and Answer Session. According to the NPR poll 50% of Americans are negative about MuskOnly 39 positive. 56% believe that its reforms are taking place besides rapidly and their negative effects have not been sufficiently considered.
Ottawa protestGregor Schwung / Die Welt
This is simply a problem for Trump
The president needs Musk to push through his program. Weakening bureaucracy is the key to better governance. The president is talking about this experience from his first word erstwhile various projects fell into the cracks of the government's machine. Moreover, savings in government programmes are essential if Trump wants to launch his costly taxation relief and migration improvement scheme.
When Musk tried to calm Republican representatives and senators at the gathering last week, any called on him to show greater "compassion" to national state officials who were to be released. Trump besides felt compelled to let Musk off the leash. Ministers themselves were liable for firing their officials, not DOGE,” Trump explained. Musk could only intervene if they did not produce results.
William Vaugh, who participates in a protest in Ottawa, says Musk knows nothing about how the government works. — He tried to fire air traffic controllers, which is a threat to our safety “ He explains. Demonstration gives him hope.
Reactions in passing cars are different. any honk in a motion of approval and show their thumbs up, putting their hands out the window. Others make engine sound and leave demonstrators in a dark, stinking cloud of soot.
Still, Owens does not want to break up with Trump — at least not yet. He maintains his vote cast in the election a small over 4 months ago. “ How long I can afford to be patient with him depends on whether we receive subsidies again, as in the first term,” says the farmer.
Without them, he will not be able to proceed moving his farm — he can say so now.
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