Kansas City-area farmers feel impact [Video]

COMES TO CANADIAN EXPORTS. CUTS AT THE USDA HAVE LOCAL FARMERS FEELING A PINCH. SMALL AREA FARMS ARE PIVOTING AS A RESULT. KMBC NINE ARISA WHITE IS GETTING ANSWERS FROM A LOCAL FARMER WONDERING ABOUT WHAT’S NEXT. I THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CREATIVE. THESE CUTS HIT CLOSE TO HOME AT FAMILY OWNED FARMS LIKE KC, WINCO. USDA GRANTS HELPED THEM GET STARTED. NOW THEY WORRY ABOUT FUTURE OWNERS. THE GRANTS THAT WE RECEIVED WHEN WE FIRST STARTED WERE HONESTLY LIFE CHANGING. THEY HELPED OUT A LOT. AND THEN WE’VE ALSO RECEIVED A GRANT THAT HELPS US WITH EQUIPMENT. SO THINGS LIKE A BOTTLING LINE THAT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO ON OUR OWN, THAT HELPED SUPPLEMENT OUR ABILITY TO DO THAT. BOTH TAYLOR AND HER BROTHER ELI PLAN TO KEEP IT IN THEIR FAMILY. ALTHOUGH FAMILY OWNED FARMS ARE ON …