Slotkin Visits Sparta on the concerns of the impact of potential prices on agriculture

Sparta, Michigan – With changing policies at the federal level, local farmers in Michigan are trying to find out how these changes will affect them. Senator Elissa Slotkin visited Sparta on Thursday to engage directly with farmers and respond to their concerns.

In an environment where agriculture plays a vital role, farmers have expressed concerns about the implications of federal actions. Jim May, a local farmer, said: “We not only cultivate; we sell spray equipment. I saw guys refused. I ordered new equipment for guys; they have refused it. We sell a lot of computerized spray equipment. We have sold some, but nothing as we have in the past.

Senator Slotkin underlined the unique challenges that the Michigan agricultural community faces, connecting these challenges to potential prices. “There is no state in the country which is more affected by prices, especially in Canada, than Michigan because of our manufacturing sector and the quantity of our cross-border automobile, but also for our farmers, Canada is our number one market,” she said.

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With more prices on the horizon, Slotkin pointed out on the lasting effects of the previous prices implemented in 2018, declaring: “When President Trump put prices on China, they therefore retaliated. They therefore stopped paying for our soy, and they simply started to go to Brazil and Argentina, and we never invented this share of the market.

Meanwhile, some farmers have a different perspective, believing that prices could improve their business if they were strategically implemented. Denny Alt, another local farmer, suggested the possibility of protective rates for local products. “If we leave imports, apples, in Michigan … From other countries, can we know, put a price on it? Maybe working with the new administration to put a price on apples, and in this way, that will stimulate our apple economy,” said Alt.

Senator Elissa Slotkin visits Sparta on concerns about potential prices, the impact on agriculture

Despite different opinions, the group agreed from a critical point. Senator Slotkin insisted: “We need Michiganders to buy local Michigan products, right? This is my advocacy to all Michiganders. We know that when you go to the grocery store, you can find a product in Mexico or elsewhere. Buy the American product.”

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