The Populist party helped farmers during the progressive era by creating the Farmers' Alliance to represent the farming community
Step-by-step explanation:
The main group to which the populist parties appealed to were struggling farmers.
The main aim of the populist party was to help the farmers. They did it by increasing the federal loans given to the farmers, fixing the work hour to eight hours a day
They also provided for an increase the money supply, so that the farmers could pay off their debt without losing their lands.
They also provided for a direct election of Senators and established a Postal saving system for the farmers.They also called to abolish national banks, and demanded a gradual income tax.