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Podcast: MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON
Episode: Ag Economist Gives Trade Update
Description: Aug. 1 is the deadline for the end of a tariff pause, and uncertainty is clouding the agricultural markets. Assistant Professor Jeffrey Hadachek joins us in-studio from the UW-Madison Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics. Today, we’re talking trade and economic outlooks as we get into the second half of 2025. Despite ongoing uncertainty around trade, farmer sentiment is overall optimistic. The hope is that current negotiations will lead to better long-term outcomes. Recent federal funding has provided temporary relief by strengthening key programs like crop insurance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.