The Farmer Bridge Assistance is on the way to producers. For North Dakota Soybean Growers Association President Justin Sherlock, it’s none too soon. “I think most producers are just like me, they’re waiting to get that bridge payment so they can hurry up and pay some bills from last year,” said Sherlock. “In most cases, they’re just going to pay bills and loans from last year, we’re not even able to pay for a lot of this year’s inputs.” Even with the biofuels industry, the U.S. produces more soybeans than it can use domestically. “We need people to understand these tariffs have hit us hard on the inputs. They’re hitting us hard when countries retaliate against agriculture.”
