The effects of Donald Trump’s policies on John Deere are primarily driven by trade tariffs, which increase manufacturing costs, and by retaliatory tariffs from other countries, which reduce demand from its agricultural customer base.
Impact on John Deere. Higher costs from tariffs: During his first term and through 2025

Trump administration has imposed tariffs on imported raw materials like steel and aluminum. These higher costs have negatively impacted John Deere, with the company forecasting a $600 million loss due to tariffs in 2025.
Reduced farm equipment sales: The tariffs have contributed to lower commodity prices for U.S. farmers, especially from retaliatory tariffs imposed by China on agricultural products like soybeans. This reduces farmers’ income, making them hesitant to make expensive capital purchases, such as new tractors.
Production uncertainty: Trump’s proposed tariffs have created significant uncertainty for John Deere’s production strategy.
In 2024, Trump threatened a 200% tariff on John Deere’s products if the company moved manufacturing to Mexico, a plan the company ultimately did not reverse despite Trump’s claims.
According to a former trade official, such policies could make the company less competitive globally and result in fewer sales, revenue, and employees.
Stock market volatility: Trump’s tariff threats against John Deere have caused fluctuations in the company’s stock price. In September 2024, shares dropped by over 1.5% in after-hours trading following Trump’s comments on the Mexico production move.

Impact on farmers and the agricultural market
Since John Deere’s sales depend heavily on the financial health of farmers, Trump’s agricultural policies have an indirect but significant effect on the company.

Trade wars and retaliatory tariffs: Trump's trade policies have led to reduced overseas demand for U.S. agricultural exports. During the trade war with China, Chinese importers canceled large shipments of products like soybeans, forcing the U.S. government to provide billions of dollars in bailouts to struggling farmers.
Agricultural aid: To mitigate the effects of trade wars, Trump's administration has authorized billions in aid for farmers affected by tariffs, funded by the tariffs collected. However, some critics argue this aid primarily benefited the largest farms, leaving smaller and medium-sized farms to struggle.
Program cancellations: In early 2025, the Trump administration canceled several programs designed to support small and mid-sized producers, including those focused on local food systems and climate resiliency. This created greater risk for many farms and their customers.
Uncertainty about farm policy: Trump's administration has introduced uncertainty regarding the future of farm policy, with questions surrounding large-scale exports to China, the future of farm subsidies, and the price of steel. This uncertainty makes farmers more cautious with their purchasing decisions.

A lightning strike is a powerful, naturally occurring electrical discharge between an electrically active area in the atmosphere and the ground, or between two clouds. It begins when charges build up in storm clouds, causing a step leader to descend from the cloud.

When this leader meets an upward-rising streamer from the ground, a conductive path forms, and electrons surge along it, creating the bright flash and loud thunder we know. While most lightning occurs in the sky, cloud-to-ground strikes are the most dangerous, leading to injuries and fires.
How lightning forms
1. Charge separation:
Within a cumulonimbus storm cloud, colliding ice crystals and water droplets generate static electricity, causing charges to separate.

2. Leader development:
   A stepped leader, a negatively charged channel of ionized air, descends from the cloud towards the ground.
3. Upward streamer:
   As the leader gets closer, positive charges on the ground, especially on tall objects like trees and buildings, migrate upward, creating an upward streamer.
4. Connection and discharge:
   When the downward leader and upward streamer meet, a conductive path is completed, and electrons rush along this path, creating the bright flash of the lightning bolt.
5. Thunder:
   The lightning bolt rapidly heats the surrounding air, causing it to expand explosively and create the sound of thunder.
   Types of lightning strikes
   Cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning: The most dangerous type, where the electrical discharge travels from a cloud to the ground or an object on the ground.
   Intra-cloud (IC) lightning: An electrical discharge within a single cloud.
   Cloud-to-cloud (CC) lightning: An electrical discharge between two different clouds.
   Ground-to-cloud (GC) lightning: Less common, this is lightning that travels upward from a grounded object to the clouds.

Effects of a lightning strike
Heat:
The intense heat of the lightning bolt can cause severe burns, fires, and explosions.
Electrical damage:
The high-voltage current can damage structures, trees, and equipment.
Thunder:
The explosive expansion of air due to the heat creates the shockwave we hear as thunder.
Danger to life:
Cloud-to-ground strikes are particularly hazardous to people and can be fatal.

Climate migration is the movement of people who are forced or choose to leave their homes, either temporarily or permanently, primarily due to sudden or gradual environmental changes caused by the climate crisis. This movement can occur within a country or across international borders. Causes and types of climate migration. Climate migration can be driven by different kinds of environmental changes, often combining with other socioeconomic factors like poverty, conflict, and a lack of resources:

Sudden-onset disasters: These are events that occur suddenly and often cause temporary, internal displacement within a country. Examples include hurricanes, severe floods, and wildfires.
Slow-onset changes: These are gradual changes that can force permanent or cross-border migration as areas become uninhabitable or livelihoods become unsustainable. Examples include:
Sea-level rise and coastal erosion
Prolonged droughts and desertification
Changing rainfall patterns leading to crop failure and food insecurity
Extreme heat

Climate migrants vs. refugees
While the term “climate refugee” is sometimes used by the media, climate migrants are not formally recognized as refugees under international law.

The 1951 UN Refugee Convention defines a refugee as someone fleeing persecution based on race, religion, nationality, social group, or political opinion.
Since the environment is not considered a persecuting agent in this legal definition, those fleeing climate stressors are not technically refugees.
Advocates argue that this 70-year-old definition may need revision as the climate crisis worsens and migration increases. 

Global scale and examples

The majority of climate migrants move within their own countries, often from rural areas to urban centers.
Some World Bank estimates suggest that between 44 and 216 million people could become internal climate migrants by 2050.
The UNHCR estimates that an average of 21.5 million people have been displaced annually by weather-related events since 2008.
Examples of climate migration and displacement include:
    In the United States, communities on Louisiana's Isle de Jean Charles have been relocated due to coastal erosion.
    In Central America's "dry corridor," droughts and crop failures contribute to migration toward the U.S. and urban centers.
    Rural populations in Bangladesh are migrating to cities like Dhaka due to flooding and saline water intrusion.
    In Pakistan, severe flooding in 2022 displaced millions internally and compounded economic issues that led to cross-border migration

Spring migration phenology of birds has advanced under warming climate. Migration timing of short-distance migrants is believed to be responsive to environmental changes primarily under exogenous control. However, understanding the ecological causes of the advancement in avian spring migration phenology is still a challenge due to the lack of long-term precise location data. We used 11 years of Global Positioning System relocation data to determine four different migration dates of the annual migration cycle of the American white pelican

I totally get what you’re going through. One thing I’ve learned in life is to try and see things from others’ perspectives. I had a tough childhood, and the problems your generation is facing are so heartbreaking that I started ECO Scouts, which is all about you. I lived in a time so different that it’s hard for me to believe what humanity is in for. I can see the future trends that are coming. I started researching climate change around 2007. At that time, I was visiting a friend living in Ashland, Oregon