Now, Trump’s new trade war is putting its loyalty to the test. At the front lines are farmers like John Airy, who farms more than 1,000 acres of soybeans and corn in Central City, Iowa. Rising costs for everything from labor to fertilizer and a 20% drop in soybean prices challenged his business last year,

Pemberton’s farming community is reckoning with a host of unknowns surrounding the escalating trade war between the United States and Canada. From produce exports to seed imports, equipment purchases to a potential decline in tourism, the valley is preparing for a confusing new relationship with the country’s biggest trading partner.

REGINA, Saskatchewan (Reuters) - Canadian farmers are facing a two-front trade war, with China's tariffs on Canadian canola oil, canola meal and peas taking effect on Thursday and U.S. tariffs expected on additional Canadian products within two weeks.