Iowa farmers concerned over Trump administration’s tariffs

PAUSED FOR 30 DAYS. IF MORE TARIFFS GO INTO EFFECT, SOME FARMERS HERE IN IOWA COULD FEEL THE IMPACT. AND MANY SAY THEY’RE CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING AN OVERABUNDANCE OF PRODUCTS OR BEING FORCED TO CUT BACK TO SAVE MONEY. THEY SAY THE TARIFFS COULD RAISE THE PRICE OF FERTILIZER AND OTHER THINGS THAT THEY NEED, THAT FROM OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY. AND THAT’S WHY THE IOWA CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION IS WORKING WITH FARMERS TO HELP THEM FIND OTHER OUTLETS TO SELL THEIR PRODUCTS. THAT’S WHY OUR US AS AN ORGANIZATION ARE USING FARMERS CHECKOFF DOLLARS TO INVEST IN DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES AND DIFFERENT AVENUES TO ENHANCE THEIR PROFITABILITY AND RAISE THOSE MARKETS NOT ONLY HERE IN THE US BUT AROUND THE WORLD. SOME FARMERS SAY THEY KNOW TARIFFS CAN BE USED AS A BARGAINING CHIP TO ADD VALUE TO U.S. PRODUCTS, BUT MAN

Updated: 10:00 PM CST Feb 4, 2025

If more tariffs go into effect, some farmers here in Iowa could feel the impact.Many say they are worried about having an overabundance of products or being forced to cut back to save money. They say the tariffs could raise the price of fertilizer and other items that come from outside the country.That’s why the Iowa Corn Growers Association is working with farmers to help them find other outlets to sell their products. “That’s why we are using Farmers Checkoff Dollars to invest in different technologies and different avenues to enhance their profitability and raise those markets, not only here in the U.S., but around the world,” said Nolan Lyness, of the Iowa Corn Growers Association.Some farmers say they know tariffs can be used as a bargaining chip to add value to U.S. products, but many are still raising concerns about the negative impacts.

DES MOINES, Iowa —

If more tariffs go into effect, some farmers here in Iowa could feel the impact.

Many say they are worried about having an overabundance of products or being forced to cut back to save money. They say the tariffs could raise the price of fertilizer and other items that come from outside the country.

That’s why the Iowa Corn Growers Association is working with farmers to help them find other outlets to sell their products.

“That’s why we are using Farmers Checkoff Dollars to invest in different technologies and different avenues to enhance their profitability and raise those markets, not only here in the U.S., but around the world,” said Nolan Lyness, of the Iowa Corn Growers Association.

Some farmers say they know tariffs can be used as a bargaining chip to add value to U.S. products, but many are still raising concerns about the negative impacts.

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