MINNESOTA (KVRR) — The President of the Minnesota Farmers Union says President Trump’s newly imposed tariffs are creating a crisis for many farmers. On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled Trump’s use of the Emergency Economic Powers Act to place tariffs was not legal. Trump responded by imposing 10 percent tariffs and soon after 15 percent. Gary Wertish, President of the…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) — The president of Minnesota Farmers Union says while the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program is welcome, ag producers don’t want to rely on ad hoc payments from the government. “Farmers want their money from trade, they don’t want it from aid,” Gary Wertish said. Minnesota’s farmer mediation program helps producers dealing with difficult financial situations. Wertish…
Gary Wertish/President, Minnesota Farmers UnionST. PAUL, Minn. — White House trade adviser Peter Navarro says President Donald Trump “has the backs of farmers.” He made that comment Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union”. He says “a lot” of the money the U.S. is taking in from tariffs is “going right to the farmers.” Farmers have been hit hard by…
