Opinion Advocates for ideas and draws conclusions based on the interpretation of facts and data. Tariffs terrify soybean farmers in latest cartoon from Phil Hands PHIL HANDS Oct 22, 2025 Oct 22, 2025 Updated Feb 2, 2026 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PHIL HANDS Do you support President Donald Trump’s tariffs? You voted: Yes No Vote View Results Back Bailout won’t fix ‘Farmageddon’ for Midwestern growers | Patricia Lopez It’s harvest time in the Midwest, and farmers are bringing in bumper crops of soybeans, corn and wheat. They should be elated. kAmp>6C:42? k2 E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^@A:?:@?^4@=F>?^2CE:4=605egb43d4\_2b6\dbd6\h7e6\_ag2_ge5_ceb]9E>=QmD@J362? 72C>6CDk^2m[ :?4=F5:?8 E9@D6 :? (:D4@?D:?[ 92G6 366? 56G2DE2E65 3J !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A’D E2C:77D] $@J362?D 2C6 p>6C:42’D =2C86DE 28C:4F=EFC2= 6IA@CE[ H:E9 92=7 @7 E92E FDF2==J 8@:?8 E@ r9:?2] qFE 2D 2 C6DF=E @7 %CF>A’D EC256 H2C[ r9:?2 92D G:CEF2==J DE@AA65 3FJ:?8 p>6C:42? D@J362?D]k^AmkAmx?DE625[ r9:?2 :D 3FJ:?8 D@J 7C@> 72C>6CD :? qC2K:= 2?5 pC86?E:?2] %96J’G6 25;FDE65 E96:C EC25:?8 A2CE?6CD E@ 7C66 E96>D6=G6D @7 E96 H9:>D @7 %CF>A’D E2C:77D]k^Am kAm|62?H9:=6[ p>6C:42? 72C>6CD 92G6 366? 9:E 3J 2 5@F3=6 H92>>J] }6H E2C:77D >62?E E96J 925 E@ 23D@C3 =@ED @7 6IEC2 4@DED[ 2?5 ?@H E96J 2C6 DEF4< H:E9 4C@AD E96J 42?’E D6==] !C6D:56?E %CF>A 92D AC@>:D65 32:=@FED E@ 96=A D@>6 72C>6CD[ 3FE x :>28:?6 >2?J H@F=5 C2E96C 92G6 7C66 >2C<6ED E@ D6== E96:C 8@@5D E92? 2 92?5@FE 7C@> E96 8@G6C?>6?E]k^Am People are also reading… Gateway helps graduate help family Lake Geneva approves plans and permits for several projects Lake Geneva City Council rejects alternative site for public safety building Brandon Sproat part of Triple-A no-hitter; Tyler Black saves the day Wisconsin high school football player who died after game remembered for love of sports, family, cattle Prominent UW-Madison professor agrees to resign after investigation They lost one fight against a solar farm. Now this Dane County town is hoping to stop another Traver School starts off the school year with new principal Walworth County Fair exhibitor finds housing for her dairy cows after storm damage Lake Geneva Tourism Commission pauses grant program for two months This Dane County town bet against sprawl. Fifty years later, it's still paying off Geneva Lake Arts Foundation announces Art in the Park winners Maxwell Street Days in downtown Lake Geneva, plus car show & beer on a train Last week's prep sports results for Lake Geneva-area schools UW-Eau Claire joins UW system’s Direct Admit program Follow along as Phil Hands draws a cartoon about the scary reality of tariffs on soybean farmers. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | SoundStack Phil Hands political cartoon archive Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Send us your views Send us your letter to the editor of 200 or fewer words to wsjopine@madison.com. You can also fill out this online form. Please include your f…
Bailout won’t fix ‘Farmageddon’ for Midwestern growers | Patricia Lopez It’s harvest time in the Midwest, and farmers are bringing in bumper crops of soybeans, corn and wheat. They should be elated.
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