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Why the US-Canada trade war could change how American farmers grow their crops for years

<figure><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/756494/original/file-20260827-50-g4gjo3.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1&rect=0%2C0%2C5602%2C3734&q=45&auto=format&w=1050&h=700&fit=crop" /><figcaption><span class="caption">Most healthy soybean fields like this one in Minnesota rely on fertilizer.</span> <span class="attribution"><a class="source" href="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/agriculture-field-of-healthy-mid-growth-soybeans-in-late-news-photo/2163448535">Richard Hamilton Smith/Design Pics Editorial/Universal Images Group via Getty Images</a></span></figcaption></figure><p>U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada is getting personal for American farmers.</p> <p>After trade talks between the two longtime allies fell apart in mid-August 2026, Trump imposed <a href="https://apnews.com/article/canada-us-trade-tariffs-trump-857ef76b20a766e370d70176135b678e">50% tariffs on a wide range of Canadian imports</a> worth roughly US$20 billion (C