- 2018 was a particularly tough year for farmers, leaving their futures uncertain | “Now we’re going into the new year, tariffs still have our prices down and we have to go to a bank to borrow money on a farm showing a loss. We’re not bankable," one farmer said. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/2018-was-particularly-tough-year-farmers-leaving-their-futures-uncertain-n951111 101 comments politics