Thanks to Josh Riley, Upstate farmers can’t get loans or crop insurance

October 20, 2025

With USDA offices shuttered, farmers can’t access loans, disaster relief, or crop insurance. Democrat Josh Riley’s shutdown leaves rural communities stranded and the food supply at risk.

“While farmers feed America, Josh Riley is starving them of the support they earned. The only crop Riley is growing is chaos.” – NRCC Spokeswoman Maureen O’Toole