President Donald J. Trump brought big news for America’s farmers to Kansas on Monday night. “Tonight, I’m also pleased to announce that the Department of Agriculture will be launching a new harvest fuel relief program providing our farmers with $8 billion in support to offset diesel costs during this harvest season,” the President told his rally in Park City.
Trump gave the credit to Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall. “Roger Marshall is the leader who fought for that to happen,” he said. “Roger got it to happen. Good job, Roger.”
The new program builds on the relief the President has already delivered this fall. His Oct. 5 executive order, Emergency Tax Relief on Diesel Fuel, directed the Treasury to defer certain federal diesel fuel taxes incurred from Oct. 5 through Dec. 31, 2026, without penalties or interest, and told the IRS not to penalize tax-free dyed diesel used on the highway during that period. “Farmers and truckers are essential to the American way of life,” the order says. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said that action alone represented about $640 million in combined federal and state savings across about 224.6 million harvested acres.
Kansas farmers have already seen the President deliver. The White House says more than $735 million has gone to nearly 53,000 Kansas farmers through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program, and nearly 50,000 Kansas producers have received more than $793 million from the $12 billion national bridge program. President Trump also approved year-round E15 sales, opening new markets for Kansas corn.
Now $8 billion more is headed to the farm to keep the combines running through harvest. Promises made, promises kept for the men and women who feed America.
