ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Believe it or not, there’s a thriving farming community on TikTok -- but very few members were prepared for the millions of views brought to the ag corner of the app -- tied to federal funding freezes under the USDA.

Skylar Holden is a rancher and farmer in Franklin County, Missouri, who found out several weeks ago his NRCS grants were in limbo after a change to federal grants in the USDA was affected by orders from the Oval Office.

Holden tells First Alert 4 that those grants were worth $80,000 and he had made business decisions about the size of his farm, water for his cattle and other improvement decisions believing he would get support from the government.

When the freezes took hold, Holden immediately began to worry about making bill payments. While venting his concerns on TikTok, a number of viewers began blaming him for the sudden changes to policy that the Trump Administration has made recently.

Commenters on his videos insinuated that Holden was being punished for voting for Trump, some accused him of being uneducated, others seemed to find joy in the possibility that Holden might lose his farm -- which he created himself -- over these grant concerns.

That’s when fellow TikTok-er, Will Westmoreland , entered into the picture. A politically active individual, a member of the Back Forty and a lifelong Missouri farmer, Westmoreland was concerned about the debates he saw swirling around Holden’s videos.

So, he decided to reach out to Holden and just talk to him - and offer him a chance to share his thoughts. What happened next shocked Westmoreland, because the conversation covered plenty of ground.

Both Westmoreland and Holden hope more people will talk civilly about politics, and find common ground - like they did over their love of farming. They encourage everyone to speak to the other side and be aware of political events.

Holden made a video recently that the funds under his specific USDA agreement have been released, and he should be able to access them -- however, other programs are still frozen or being frozen as of publication.