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Naig: Iowa agriculture faces a prolonged downturn; tariffs, trade and domestic demand are central
Summary
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig described the state's farm economy as 'tough' and in a multi-year decline, urging trade negotiations, possible federal assistance, and greater domestic demand via biofuels and renewable fuels as partial responses.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said Iowa's agricultural economy is in a sustained downturn and described it as "tough," telling Iowa Press that trade measures such as tariffs and evolving negotiations are central to how the sector fares.
"We've been saying for the last two years that there's a softening of the ag economy. We're past that. It's not softening now. It's tough," Naig said on the April 25 broadcast. He said farm…
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