Editorial: Dairy farmer voting for Trump is like butter voting for margarine
Since Donald Trump became president, explains Congressman Mark Pocan, Wisconsin has lost over 1600 farms — most of them dairy farms.
Trump to small farmers: Get lost
Donald Trump’s idea of a good farm program seems to be “Hee Haw.”
Trump trade war with China takes toll on struggling Upstate NY dairy farmers
It took Kevin Ellis more than two years to navigate China’s trade barriers and win approval to export $25 million worth of dairy products from Central New York to the world’s most populous nation.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says Trump's ag secretary 'put a pox' on state's signature industry
Wisconsin’s Democratic governor blasted President Donald Trump’s agriculture secretary Wednesday over the federal official’s suggestion that the state’s signature industry faces extinction.
Trump ag secretary Sonny Perdue says dairy farms will survive, but may have to get bigger
President Donald Trump’s agriculture secretary said Tuesday he believes dairy farms can stay in business, but they may have to get bigger to do so.
Trump is lying to farmers’ faces, and they’re finally getting angry about it
One of the worst habits among the D.C. commentariat is the tendency to treat President Trump’s lies as if they possess magical qualities. We are constantly told that Trump’s lying “works,” a claim that rests on the idea that no matter what Trump says, his supporters will believe him.
‘Trump is ruining our markets’: Struggling farmers are losing a huge customer to the trade war — China
U.S. farmers lost one of their biggest customers this week after China officially cancelled all purchases of U.S. agricultural products, a retaliatory move following President Donald Trump’s pledge to slap 10% tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese imports.
Trump’s Trade War is Wreaking Havoc On the Economic Security of Erie County Dairy Farmers
Editor’s note: This is part of an ongoing series highlighting the local impact of Trump’s policies in key counties in MI, PA, WI, and FL.
Some big farms collect big checks from Trump aid package
When President Trump’s administration announced a $12-billion aid package for farmers struggling under the financial strain of his trade war with China, the payments were capped. But many large farming operations had no trouble finding legal ways around them, records provided to the Associated Press under the Freedom of Information Act show.
As Trump Calls For Immigration Crack Downs, Dairy Industry Worries About Declining Work Force
Dairy Farmers Reporting Fewer Workers Thanks To Low Unemployment Rate, Continued Scrutiny Of Immigrants.
Some Wisconsin dairy leaders worry increased scrutiny around immigration is having an impact on the immigrant labor force the industry depends on.
