RFK Jr’s report calls farmers ‘backbone’ of US – but cuts leave workers lacking support

Small farmers face two personalities' as Trump team slashes $1bn in resources despite Kennedy's vow to protect them

Independent and organic farmers say chaos created by the Trump administration's cuts have hurt their businesses, even as the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, praises small farms and regenerative agriculture.

The split-screen for small and organic farms - which one described as talking out of both sides of their mouth" - comes on the heels of the release of the Maha" report. The White House document mentions farms, farmers and farming 21 times, and argues conventional agriculture has led to more ultra-processed foods.