When agriculture thrives, the local economy thrives. Farm dollars turn into paychecks for workers, business for local suppliers, equipment dealers, fuel companies, processors, truckers, and more. But when our profit margins are squeezed by policy decisions out of our control, everyone downstream feels it.
Worse still, this uncertainty eats away at the future. It’s hard to plan ahead when the rug can be pulled out from under you with one signature from D.C. Try telling a banker you want to expand your orchard when trade policy shifts faster than the weather.