President Donald Trump He bet that importing more beef would lower prices enough to soften the political blow from angry ranchers.
His bet was not rewarded.
Prices have barely budged, ranchers remain furious and vulnerable Republicans in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Texas are fighting to convince rural voters to turn out in November as farmers face economic headwinds fueled by the president’s policies.
“There’s a lot of frustration and anger,” said Glenn Brunkowpresident of the nonpartisan Kansas Farm Bureau and a fifth-generation farmer and rancher in deep-red Pottawatomie County.
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