The Farmers for Free Trade motorcade tour continues to cross the country meeting with producers and speaking out against President Trump’s trade policies, which they say is costing many farmers their livelihood.
The latest event was in Westby, Wisconsin on Wednesday, where Wisconsin State Senator Brad Pfaff told farmers that trade access, specifically to China, is essential for rural economic prosperity.
“To lose an international market like we, like we have a buyer that buys a significant percentage of American soybeans, it’s just really frustrating, and I know that I speak for all of you with concerns of what’s happening.”
Pfaff stressed the need to find new markets in the US to help counter the loss of major international markets.
“We have to be really serious about how we can build this agriculture supply chain that uses more domestically grown corn and soybeans and really build out the market domestically here for our agriculture commodity crops.”
The tour will continue through harvest season and conclude with a Washington, D.C. event featuring members of Congress.