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Podcast: MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON
Episode: Trade Squeeze Results In Negative Margins
Description: The ongoing trade and tariff disputes are impacting Wisconsin's agricultural sector, with farmers reporting negative economic returns. Tyler Wenzlaff, director of national affairs for the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, says the costs associated with tariffs are hitting producers from multiple directions. "It increases the cost of our inputs, it increases the cost of our machinery, and it increases the costs of everything that we do, really," he says, noting that the squeeze on the industry has resulted in margins disappearing entirely.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.