29-05-2025
Senator Baldwin visits Peck Family Farm in Chippewa Falls
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin visited the Peck Family Farm in Chippewa Falls. The Senator was there to hear from local farmers and producers about how the ongoing trade war is impacting the agriculture industry.
Canada is one of Wisconsin's largest trade partners, but local farmers say recent tariffs are affecting that partnership. Materials, such as the cost of imported fertilizer, the cost of exported goods (like corn and soybeans), and other items that affect a farmer's bottom line, have been impacted by the tariffs. Baldwin says, 'These farmers work so incredibly hard and have become so efficient over time. They deserve the certainty that would be provided by passing a farm bill and bringing an end to these threatened tariffs.'
Baldwin says the Senate wrote a resolution overturning the emergency declaration on which Canadian tariffs were based. However, the House of Representatives did not take up the resolution.
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