FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Relief could be coming from the federal government to American farmers.  The White House confirms they're looking into the possibility of bailouts if the Trump administration's tariffs prove to be costly to American farmers.  "Well, relief is being conside red. The secretary of agriculture, I know, has spoken to the president about that. And again, it's being considered, so I would just direct you to the statement he had telling the farmers again and reiterating his support for them and that he has their backs, which he certainly does," said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. This comes as the Trump Administration's tariffs could impact farmers nationwide and here in the Central Valley.  "When it comes to tariffs, the big word is uncertainty right now, simply because California, we do rely upon exports about 40% of what we produce is actually exported," said Fresno County Farm Bureau CEO Ryan Jacobsen. "But when you're talking 400 different crops and all the different trading partners and just all this uncertainty that's going on there, we're not quite sure how that's going to affect us yet there." Jacobsen says despite the uncertainty, he thinks it's a good sign the president and his administration are keeping farmers front of mind.  "But the administration has made it a big point of saying that they're going to try to make farmers whole or at least try to have assistance programs in place there," Jacobsen said. "And so we have no clue what that's going to look like that. But the first Trump administration had had similar programs." He says that in the past, any relief was sent out through the local county farm service offices, and those programs usually included direct payments to farmers based on how much they grew the previous year.  Still, this year, as most of Trump's tariffs are under a 90-day pause, it's not clear how the trade war could impact farmers just yet.  "We are extremely reliant upon these foreign trade partners to be able to get some of our products over there," Jacobsen said. "But we also recognize that it's opportunity right now going into the future, that we can solidify things and make it even better for the future."  Jacobsen also says that because different crops have different growing seasons, other regions could be impacted sooner by the tariffs than California. ...read more read less