Farmers in US midwest squeezed by Trump tariffs and climate crisis

Excess rainfall has fueled disease and pest pressure in Ohio's soybean fields as a trade war with China puts farmers' biggest export market in doubt

Seventh-generation farmer Brian Harbage grows corn, soybeans and grass, and runs a cattle operation across five counties in western Ohio. In the world of agriculture, his work makes up a large business.

And still, the past two years have been immensely challenging amid the twin threats of the climate crisis and the Trump administration.