U.S. farmers, currently caught in the middle of an ongoing trade dispute between the Trump Administration and China, are also facing one of the most erratic years of weather variations, leaving many fields unplanted. The lack of a trade agreement with China and the uncertain fate of USMCA is creating a perfect storm in a season already filled with uncertainty. “When you are faced with that situation, and production risk is becoming real, and then your trade opportunities and your buyers are going away, it’s really frustrating,” McLean County farmer Reid Thompson told VOA during an interview at his farm. (Voice of America)