Helping Our Farm Families

 I will fight to help farmers. Family farms are under increasing stress. Dozens of former Wisconsin Agriculture Department officials have written to Congress discussing the worsening problems facing Wisconsin farms.  Our farm families are witnessing a doubling of farm bankruptcies and experiencing difficulty remaining profitable. The problems facing our farmers are related to the Trump Administration's tariffs and the resultant trade wars. Their economic insecurity is exacerbated by higher input costs and rising operational insurance costs. Additionally, many of our farmers face significantly higher health care costs due to the loss of subsidies to the ACA plans and the rising costs of health care. I will work with our farmers to reduce these burdens by finding new markets, attacking insurance costs, and making health care more affordable.