By Blake Jackson
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin recently visited two Wisconsin farms to discuss the financial challenges farmers are facing due to rising fuel and fertilizer costs.
Baldwin visits included Rebout Farms in Janesville, which grows corn, soybeans, and wheat across 4,200 acres, and Frontier Farms in Sharon, a producer of soybeans, corn, and winter wheat.
During the visits, Baldwin met with farmers to learn how increased input costs are affecting their operations during the growing season. She linked the higher expenses to disruptions in global markets and concerns surrounding the conflict involving Iran.
“Wisconsin farmers work hard to produce world-class products that feed the world and power our rural economies. On top of Donald Trump’s reckless trade war that shut off places to sell their products and jacked up costs, Wisconsin’s farmers are now paying record high costs for diesel and fertilizer in the middle of spring planting because of this illegal war in Iran,” said Senator Baldwin.
“Today, I visited two Wisconsin farms to understand how Donald Trump’s war of choice has created even more headwinds for Wisconsin farmers. This much is clear: this war needs to end.”
Baldwin has also supported bipartisan legislation aimed at improving fertilizer price transparency and providing farmers with better market information to help manage rising production costs.
Categories: Wisconsin, Government & Policy