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Farmers for Free Trade Weighs In on Court Ruling

Published February 20, 2026

Farmers for Free Trade Executive Director Brian Kuehl said the Supreme Court decision striking down President Trump's tariff authority restores predictability to U.S. trade policy, noting that the tariffs had raised input costs and triggered retaliation that harmed farmers’ export…

Klobuchar: Tariffs Threaten U.S. Farm Economy

Published November 4, 2025

Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar spoke at the Farmers For Free Trade event on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. She highlighted ongoing legal battles over tariffs. “You have a president that's using it way beyond…

Ag Will Feel the Impact of Trade Retaliation

Published February 12, 2025

Farmers for Free Trade are concerned the Trump tariffs on steel and aluminum will prompt retaliation against U.S. agriculture. When the Section 232 tariffs were imposed in 2018, Executive Director Brian Kuehl said the targeted countries responded with tariffs on…

Farm Groups Defend Normal Trade Relations Status with China

Published December 13, 2023

Farmers for Free Trade and 15 other major agriculture groups are defending Permanent Normal Trade Relations status with China. With increased tensions between the two countries, lawmakers are considering the revocation of that trade status. This coalition is asking Congress…

Sitting on the Sidelines

Published December 14, 2021

Rather than negotiating trade agreements, the United States has concentrated on the enforcement of existing trade agreements. During a Farmers for Free Trade town hall event, Corn Refiners Association President and CEO John Bode said the United States is losing…

Farm Groups Ask Lighthizer to Deepen EU Trade Discussions

Published November 20, 2020

American Farm Bureau Federation, the U.S. Dry Bean Council, Farmers for Free Trade and other commodity groups are asking the Trump administration to deepen trade discussions with the EU. In a letter sent today, the groups request removal of tariffs…

USMCA Positives Highlighted in Farmers for Free Trade Roundtable

Published July 1, 2020

Farmers for Free Trade hosted a virtual roundtable discussion on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The agreement went into effect on July 1. House Agriculture Committee Chair Collin Peterson said the implementation is a positive in a time when positive action is…

Agriculture Industry Calls for USMCA to Be Ratified

Published December 5, 2019

Farmers for Free Trade is calling for lawmakers to pass the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement soon. Co-Executive Director Brian Kuehl says 2,200 farmers have signed a letter to Congressional leaders asking them to ratify the trade agreement. "This is not…

Farmers and Lawmakers Rally for USMCA Ratification

Published September 13, 2019

In a Farmers for Free Trade rally on Thursday, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson said the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement could come up for a vote in the House in the next two months. "The (House) Speaker is working…

Farmers for Free Trade RV Tour Stops in MN and ND

Published April 29, 2019

The Farmers for Free Trade Whistle Stop Tour made stops in Minnesota and North Dakota on Thursday and Friday. Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation President Kevin Paap and board member Nathan Collins were panelists during discussions at New Ulm and Benson,…

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Farmers for Free Trade Weighs In on Court Ruling

Klobuchar: Tariffs Threaten U.S. Farm Economy

Ag Will Feel the Impact of Trade Retaliation

Farm Groups Defend Normal Trade Relations Status with China

Sitting on the Sidelines

Farm Groups Ask Lighthizer to Deepen EU Trade Discussions

USMCA Positives Highlighted in Farmers for Free Trade Roundtable

Agriculture Industry Calls for USMCA to Be Ratified

Farmers and Lawmakers Rally for USMCA Ratification

Farmers for Free Trade RV Tour Stops in MN and ND

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