PARK CITY, Kan. — President Donald Trump used a Monday night campaign stop in Kansas to roll out $8 billion in diesel-cost help for farmers. The program is called the Harvest Fuel Relief Program. He announced it on stage in Park City, campaigning for Sen. Roger Marshall, and his Truth Social account posted the words as he spoke.
“Tonight, I am also pleased to announce that the Department of Agriculture will be launching a new “Harvest Fuel Relief Program,” providing our Farmers with 8 BILLION DOLLARS in support to offset Diesel costs during this Harvest Season,”
The Agriculture Department fleshed it out once the speech ended. The $8 billion, the department said, is for “one-time payments to American farmers this harvest season to provide relief during temporary market disruptions and increased input costs,” according to Reuters. The Farm Service Agency will send the payments. One formula covers everyone, tied to losses the department modeled for the 2026 crop year, and the support is proportional — not the same amount for every producer.
The diesel piece is not entirely new. Two weeks ago, Trump said, he signed an executive order waiving the off-road requirement for red-dye diesel, so farmers and truckers can buy it tax free.
Kansas, in Trump’s telling, is holding out. Gov. Laura Kelly is refusing to give residents that relief, he posted. The post gave no specifics, and Kelly was not quoted in it.
As for who made the new program happen, Trump pointed to the senator he came to Kansas to help. “Roger Marshall is the Leader who fought for this to happen,” he posted.
Trump dangled more, too: extra farm funding if Republicans win, and cheaper fuel once the war with Iran ends, which he said would happen very quickly. Reuters placed the announcement in a pattern — one more financial promise in the run-up to the November midterms, with Republicans trying to hold narrow majorities in the Senate and the House.
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