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Trump Holds Wisconsin Farm Roundtable, Promises Lower Costs, Tariffs

6/6/2026

Summary

Story summary

President Donald Trump will hold an agriculture roundtable in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin on Friday.
The White House said the president will push lower input costs, reduced regulations, a doubled death-tax exemption, Rural Opportunity Zones and lowered heavy-metal tariffs while the House approved a fiscal 2027 appropriations bill funding agriculture.
Senator Tammy Baldwin argued Wisconsin farmers face higher expenses from tariffs, the China trade war and the Iran conflict.

History

Historical Context

The 1996 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act, signed by President Bill Clinton, ended price-support ties and introduced seven-year production-flexibility contracts. That market-oriented shift set a precedent echoed at President Donald Trump’s 2018 agriculture roundtable, where officials cite the 2008 farm bill’s $100 billion annual spending as a benchmark for new rural-development incentives.

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Story summary

President Donald Trump will hold an agriculture roundtable in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin on Friday.
The White House said the president will push lower input costs, reduced regulations, a doubled death-tax exemption, Rural Opportunity Zones and lowered heavy-metal tariffs while the House approved a fiscal 2027 appropriations bill funding agriculture.
Senator Tammy Baldwin argued Wisconsin farmers face higher expenses from tariffs, the China trade war and the Iran conflict.

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