{"id":929,"date":"2025-04-17T21:58:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T21:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farmstand.chee.studio\/trumps-anti-farmer-moves-are-designed-to-keep-us-from-a-better-food-system\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T18:35:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T18:35:31","slug":"trumps-anti-farmer-moves-are-designed-to-keep-us-from-a-better-food-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farmstand.org\/es\/trumps-anti-farmer-moves-are-designed-to-keep-us-from-a-better-food-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Las medidas antiagricultores de Trump est\u00e1n dise\u00f1adas para alejarnos de un mejor sistema alimentario"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Por <a href=\"http:\/\/farmstand.org\/es\/team\/amal-bouhabib\/\"><strong>Amal Bouhabib<\/strong><\/a><em><br><\/em>Abogado Senior de la Planta<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/farmers-speak-out-on-the-devastating-impact-of-usda-funding-freeze\/\">Devastado<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/farmers-sue-trump-administration-to-unfreeze-usda-grants\/\">Traicionado<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2025\/03\/19\/the-end-of-federal-support-for-local-food\/\">Con el coraz\u00f3n roto<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/economics\/hoped-trump-revive-farm-now-worries-policies-bankrupt-rcna197320\">Como si les hubieran quitado el piso bajo los pies<\/a> \u2014as\u00ed es como los agricultores describen el repentino desmantelamiento por parte de la administraci\u00f3n Trump de varios programas de la era Biden que hab\u00edan comenzado a revivir la peque\u00f1a agricultura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los recortes a programas clave del USDA, los despidos masivos de agentes federales y el desmantelamiento de la USAID han dejado a los peque\u00f1os agricultores desconcertados. Ahora, las granjas que esperaban obtener ganancias, o al menos salir tablas, se est\u00e1n esforzando por <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/farmers-speak-out-on-the-devastating-impact-of-usda-funding-freeze\/\">cubrir gastos<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/economics\/hoped-trump-revive-farm-now-worries-policies-bankrupt-rcna197320\">pagar la n\u00f3mina<\/a>, y <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/farmers-speak-out-on-the-devastating-impact-of-usda-funding-freeze\/\">plan para el futuro<\/a>. Muchos no est\u00e1n seguros de que lo hagan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/economics\/hoped-trump-revive-farm-now-worries-policies-bankrupt-rcna197320\">sobrevivir al trimestre<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Es un rev\u00e9s aplastante para los recientes avances logrados para apuntalar la agricultura local frente al dominio de la agroindustria. Las peque\u00f1as granjas han estado disminuyendo constantemente. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/about-usda\/news\/press-releases\/2024\/09\/05\/statement-agriculture-secretary-tom-vilsack-ers-2024-farm-sector-income-forecast\">desde al menos la d\u00e9cada de 1980<\/a>, golpeada por la globalizaci\u00f3n, los extremos clim\u00e1ticos impulsados por el clima, la ca\u00edda de los precios y las perturbaciones en la cadena de suministro. S\u00famese el bloqueo pol\u00edtico y el auge de la agricultura corporativa \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5736789\/small-american-farmers-debt-crisis-extinction\/\">definido no por silos y graneros rojos<\/a>, sino por los datos, los drones y las econom\u00edas de escala, y no es de extra\u00f1ar que el primer mandato de Trump presenciara lo que muchos ya calificaban como la peor crisis agr\u00edcola en d\u00e9cadas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pero la desaparici\u00f3n de las peque\u00f1as granjas \u2014y el creciente control de la agroindustria\u2014 deber\u00eda alarmarnos a todos. Las peque\u00f1as granjas priorizan la calidad sobre la cantidad, cultivando a menudo <a href=\"chrome-extension:\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/https:\/lfs-ubcfarm-clone-2018.sites.olt.ubc.ca\/files\/2021\/05\/Ricciardi_etal_2021.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">cultivos diversos y adaptados localmente<\/a> que apoyan la biodiversidad y promueven suelos m\u00e1s saludables. Es m\u00e1s probable que utilicen pr\u00e1cticas sostenibles, protejan las fuentes de agua y <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/content\/small-scale-farmers-and-the-environment-how-to-be-a-good-steward\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">administrar la tierra<\/a> para las generaciones futuras. Econ\u00f3micamente, son l\u00edneas de vida para la Am\u00e9rica rural. Las peque\u00f1as granjas generan empleos locales, apoyan a los peque\u00f1os negocios y mantienen el dinero circulando dentro de la comunidad en lugar de canalizarlo hacia corporaciones multinacionales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-dark-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">Cada mercado de agricultores, puesto en la carretera y caja de CSA es una se\u00f1al de un sistema arraigado en las personas, no en las ganancias.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esto no fue un accidente. El entonces secretario del USDA, Sonny Perdue, dej\u00f3 claras las prioridades de la Administraci\u00f3n cuando <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/trump-agriculture-secretary-says-during-wisconsin-visit-that-family-run-dairy-farms-may-not-survive-2019-10-03\">dijo<\/a> una sala de productores lecheros en Wisconsin que \u201cEn Estados Unidos, los grandes se hacen m\u00e1s grandes y los peque\u00f1os desaparecen\u201d. Incluso el de Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/31\/us\/politics\/farmers-bailouts-trump-tariffs.html\">ayuda agr\u00edcola de emergencia masiva<\/a> paquetes entre 2018 y 2020 \u2014necesitados por su propia guerra comercial y m\u00e1s tarde por la pandemia de COVID-19\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2020\/11\/02\/how-four-years-of-trump-reshaped-food-and-farming\/\">benefici\u00f3 desproporcionadamente<\/a> las granjas m\u00e1s grandes y las corporaciones como <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/02\/07\/us\/politics\/farm-bailout-jbs.html\">JBS<\/a>, el gigante brasile\u00f1o del empaque de carne. Las peque\u00f1as granjas una vez m\u00e1s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/chuckjones\/2019\/08\/30\/amid-trump-tariffs-farm-bankruptcies-and-suicides-rise\/\">dejado atr\u00e1s<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Varias iniciativas de la era Biden pretendieron revertir esta tendencia, invirtiendo en proyectos dise\u00f1ados para fortalecer los sistemas alimentarios locales, apoyar a los agricultores principiantes y dar nueva vida a las comunidades rurales en dificultades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull cta-banner-simple has-yellow-background-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2de2ec1e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-darker-green-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2\">Mantente involucrade en la lucha por un sistema alimentario justo. Suscr\u00edbete para recibir correos electr\u00f3nicos de FarmSTAND.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-orange\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/forms\/join-the-movement-for-a-fair-food-system?source=direct_link&amp;\">Reg\u00edstrate<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Programas como el Acuerdo de Cooperaci\u00f3n de Alimentos Locales para Escuelas del USDA y el Acuerdo de Cooperaci\u00f3n de Asistencia para la Compra de Alimentos Locales pagaron a los agricultores locales para enviar productos frescos, carne y l\u00e1cteos a <a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2025\/03\/19\/the-end-of-federal-support-for-local-food\/\">escuelas<\/a> y <a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmprogress.com\/farm-business\/how-federal-funding-cuts-impact-illinois-farmers-food-banks\">bancos de alimentos<\/a>. Enormemente popular y <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lehighvalleynews.com\/environment-science\/doge-cancels-usda-program-that-paired-lehigh-valley-farmers-with-food-banks\">generalizado<\/a>, estos programas operaban en casi todos los estados y obten\u00edan alimentos de miles de productores locales. En diciembre de 2024, el Departamento de Agricultura de EE. UU. prometi\u00f3 otros $1 mil millones para ampliar estos esfuerzos, hasta que la nueva secretaria de Agricultura de Trump, Brooke Rollins, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/usda-cancels-local-food-purchasing-food-banks-school-meals\/\">cancelado abruptamente<\/a> ambos en marzo de 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Otros programas, como el <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stlpr.org\/health-science-environment\/2025-02-27\/midwest-farmer-promised-money-new-delivery-truck-trump-froze-funds\">Programa de Infraestructura para Sistemas Alimentarios Resilientes<\/a> y el Programa de Energ\u00eda Rural para Am\u00e9rica destinado a modernizar la infraestructura y promover mejoras de eficiencia energ\u00e9tica. Ambos fueron congelados sin explicaci\u00f3n, adem\u00e1s de la vaga declaraci\u00f3n de Rollins de que eran \u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2025\/03\/19\/the-end-of-federal-support-for-local-food\/\">ya no son prioridades<\/a>.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-dark-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\">Los contratos con organizaciones que capacitan a j\u00f3venes agricultores, brindan asistencia t\u00e9cnica o ayudan a conectar a las peque\u00f1as granjas con los mercados tambi\u00e9n han sido <a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2025\/03\/19\/the-end-of-federal-support-for-local-food\/\">cancelado<\/a> \u2014 simplemente porque sus contratos inclu\u00edan t\u00e9rminos como \u201cequitativo\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Estos programas federales fueron <a href=\"https:\/\/tennesseelookout.com\/2025\/03\/17\/tennessee-students-farmers-bear-impact-of-usda-cuts-to-local-food-programs-for-schools-food-banks\/\">proven \u201cwin-wins<\/a>\u201d for farmers and their communities. By offering reliable income and stable markets, they helped small farms <a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinexaminer.com\/2025\/03\/12\/evers-berates-white-house-as-cutbacks-in-usda-local-food-programs-concern-farmers\/\">hire workers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lehighvalleynews.com\/environment-science\/doge-cancels-usda-program-that-paired-lehigh-valley-farmers-with-food-banks\">expand operations<\/a>, and feed the most vulnerable populations. Partnerships with local schools and institutions allowed small producers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/illinois-family-farmers-hoped-federal-110000682.html?guccounter=1\">compete with Big Ag<\/a> on meaningful ground and <a href=\"https:\/\/tennesseelookout.com\/2025\/03\/17\/tennessee-students-farmers-bear-impact-of-usda-cuts-to-local-food-programs-for-schools-food-banks\/\">boost local economies<\/a>. Farmers who once juggled multiple jobs were finally able to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/illinois-family-farmers-hoped-federal-110000682.html?guccounter=1\">farm full-time<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-ca\/money\/other\/farmers-panic-as-trump-threatens-1-billion-in-grants-that-theyve-already-spent\/ar-AA1Br1ZA\">Many<\/a> described these programs as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/us\/usda-programs-that-paid-ky-farmers-to-provide-food-to-schools-food-banks-cut-devastating\/ar-AA1BL2Ym\">transformational<\/a>. One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/us\/usda-programs-that-paid-ky-farmers-to-provide-food-to-schools-food-banks-cut-devastating\/ar-AA1BL2Ym\">cattle farmer in Kentucky<\/a> shared that LFSP allowed him to supply every school in his county. \u201cHonestly, it was the most rewarding thing I\u2019ve experienced as a farmer,\u201d he said. \u201cI went to the schools I\u2019m now providing beef for. Our students are eating nutritious beef from right here in Henry County.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/farmstand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Four-Farmers-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Multi generational farmer team holding wood boxes with fresh organic vegetables - Focus on faces\" class=\"wp-image-1563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farmstand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Four-Farmers-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/farmstand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Four-Farmers-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farmstand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Four-Farmers-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farmstand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Four-Farmers-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/farmstand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Four-Farmers-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Farmers signed contracts, took out loans, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.com\/billions-of-dollars-at-stake-for-farmers-hit-by-trump-funding-freeze-pause-on-foreign-aid-11681298\">made long-term investments<\/a> \u2014 trusting the federal government would hold up its end of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.com\/billions-of-dollars-at-stake-for-farmers-hit-by-trump-funding-freeze-pause-on-foreign-aid-11681298\">bargain<\/a>. They planted <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/farmers-lose-when-climate-smart-partnerships-are-frozen\/\">cover crops<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/farmers-federal-funding-freeze-trump-administration-scramble-respond-rcna191544\">constructed erosion-reducing waterways,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/trump-administration-funding-freeze-farmers-lawsuit-climate-grants-2051805\">installed solar panels<\/a>. Now, many are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/politics\/farmers-on-tiktok-speak-out-about-trumps-usda-funding-freeze\/ar-AA1yQ96A\">bracing for bankruptcy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fear and uncertainty have only deepened with mass firings across the federal government, including within the USDA. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/politics\/farmers-on-tiktok-speak-out-about-trumps-usda-funding-freeze\/ar-AA1yQ96A\">Relationships<\/a> between farmers and federal agents \u2014 who facilitate grants and lines of credit \u2014 have vanished overnight. Meetings were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/farmers-sue-trump-administration-to-unfreeze-usda-grants\/\">cancelado<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/economics\/hoped-trump-revive-farm-now-worries-policies-bankrupt-rcna197320\">Out-of-office replies<\/a> and political <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-ca\/money\/other\/farmers-panic-as-trump-threatens-1-billion-in-grants-that-theyve-already-spent\/ar-AA1Br1ZA\">auto-responses<\/a> have replaced critical guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There has been some pushback. On March 13, a coalition of farmers and nonprofits <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/farmers-sue-trump-administration-to-unfreeze-usda-grants\/\">sued<\/a> the Trump Administration to lift the funding freezes and honor existing contracts. On March 27, the National Council for Agricultural Employers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaeonline.org\/ncae-urges-usda-to-investigate-undisbursed-funds-to-farmers\/\">urged<\/a> Rollins to release frozen grants for migrant labor. Governors from <a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinexaminer.com\/2025\/03\/12\/evers-berates-white-house-as-cutbacks-in-usda-local-food-programs-concern-farmers\/\">Wisconsin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mystateline.com\/news\/illinois-farmers-trump-usda-cuts\/\">Illinois<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/penncapital-star.com\/briefs\/trump-administration-drops-funding-for-pa-farmers-who-help-food-banks-shapiro-moves-to-reverse-it\/\">Pennsylvania<\/a> y <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colorado.gov\/governor\/news\/governor-polis-usda-cuts-hurt-colorado-kids-farmers\">Colorado<\/a> have called on the Administration to reverse course. Even some <a href=\"https:\/\/farmonaut.com\/usa\/how-federal-spending-cuts-and-tariffs-impact-rural-america-agricultural-funding-concerns-grow\/\">rural-state Republicans<\/a> are fighting to preserve programs they see as essential to their constituents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, advocates for a swift reversal face an uphill battle. Whether by ideology or negligence, the current Administration is systematically dismantling local food systems in favor of industrial agriculture. The Biden-era policies weren\u2019t perfect. But they were a step in the right direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At FarmSTAND, we believe supporting small farms is essential to building a fairer, more resilient food system, and that government should be at the forefront of that effort. That\u2019s how we transform the food system into one that works for everyone.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Devastated. Betrayed. Heartbroken. Like the rug was pulled out from under them \u2014 that\u2019s how farmers describe the Trump Administration\u2019s sudden dismantling of several Biden-era programs that had begun to revive small farming.  <\/p>\n<p>Cuts to key USDA programs, mass firings of federal agents, and the gutting of USAID have left small farmers reeling. Now, farms that expected to turn a profit\u2014or at least break even \u2014 are scrambling to cover expenses, meet payroll, and plan for the future. 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