Tariff
Testimonials
Hear from the small business owners, farmers, and community leaders who are paying the cost of the tariffs.
Missoula Tariff Town Hall
Montana Tariff Town Hall Panel | Farmers for Free Trade | Missoula, Montana
Farmers for Free Trade hosts the Tariff Town Hall in Missoula, Montana, featuring insights from Montana agriculture leaders including Steve Sheffels, Tom Britz, Brigitta Miranda-Freer, Dan Finch, Professor Erick Belasco, and former Ambassador to China and Montana Senator Max Baucus. Brian Kuehl, FFT Executive Director, moderates this important discussion on how tariffs are impacting Montana’s farmers and businesses.
Montana Tariff Town Hall: “Right Now It’s a Really Tight Margin” | Erick Belasco
At the Tariff Town Hall in Missoula, Montana, Professor Erick Belasco of Montana State University explains the challenges farmers face with tight margins and the necessity of exports due to the state’s inability to consume it all.
Montana Tariff Town Hall: “Tariffs Make Long-Term Planning Hard” | Dan Finch
At the Tariff Town Hall in Montana, Dan Finch of The Milkyway discusses how tariffs are disrupting the dairy sector, making long-term planning difficult, and ultimately impacting the prices consumers will pay.
Montana Tariff Town Hall: “Small Businesses Are Feeling the Pinch” | Brigitta Miranda-Freer
At the Tariff Town Hall in Montana, Brigitta Miranda-Freer, Executive Director of the Montana World Trade Center, shares how trade policies are burdening small businesses across the state and why their voices must be heard in shaping policy.
Montana Tariff Town Hall: “This Uncertainty Has Been Hard to Manage” | Tom Britz
At the Tariff Town Hall in Montana, Tom Britz, founder and CEO of Glacier Hops Ranch, describes how global tariff uncertainty is driving customers away from U.S. suppliers and making it harder for Montana’s hop industry to compete.
Montana Tariff Town Hall: “These Tariffs Are Absolutely Killing Us” | Steve Sheffels
Speaking at the Tariff Town Hall in Montana, Steve Sheffels, VP of the Montana Grain Growers Association, shares how export tariffs are driving up costs, hurting small farmers, and threatening the state’s wheat industry.
Raleigh Tariff Town Hall
Full North Carolina Tariff Town Hall Panel
Real farmers, business owners, and trade policy experts in Raleigh, North Carolina gather to share their experiences with current trade policies affecting their industries and communities.
Mike Jones, CEO
MAE Farms
MAE Farms CEO Mike Jones delivers his message to the Trump administration, urging them to continue working for the best outcomes for farmers and small businesses while remembering the reality of agricultural business timelines.
Les Stewart, CBO & Co-Owner
Trophy Brewing Company
Trophy Brewing Company's Les Stewart explains how tariff uncertainty is impacting his business and the entire craft brewing industry.
Josh Esnard, Truffle Farmer/CutBuddy CEO
Build Co. Seven
Truffle farmer and CutBuddy CEO Josh Esnard explains how market volatility from trade policies is affecting specialty agriculture operations in North Carolina. Hear firsthand how tariff uncertainty impacts long-term planning for innovative farming businesses.
Nashville Tariff Town Hall
Robert Hall, CEO
Ole Smoky Distillery
Robert Hall, CEO, Ole Smoky Distillery discussed how the cost of tariffs is spread to American restaurants, retailers, distributors and consumers.
Matt Millsap, President & Founder
Build Co. Seven
Matt Millsap, President and Founder, Build Co. Seven, a Nashville Construction Company discusses the impact of tariffs on homebuilding and the construction industry. Millsap explains how tariffs will slow down new construction and renovation projects because of the rising cost of inputs like lumber.
Jim Hysen, Owner
LandVenues, Inc.
Jim Hysen, Owner, LandVenues, Inc discusses the impact of tariffs on the cost of housing. He estimates cost increases between $20,000 and $100,000 on homes dues to the increase in costs for lumber.
Denver Tariff Town Hall
Nicholas Colglazier, Executive Director Colorado Corn
Nicholas Colglazier, Executive Director of Colorado Corn explains how tariffs hurt farmers both through the cost of imports rising and through retaliatory tariffs that limit exports.
Jeremy Petersen, Founder, President & CEO of Identity Pet Nutrition
Jeremy Petersen, Founder, President & CEO of Identity Pet Nutrition describes how small businesses are struggling to manage through the tariffs.
Brian Kuehl, Executive Director
Farmers for Free Trade
Brian Kuehl, Executive Director, Farmers for Free Trade discusses the impact of tariffs on Colorado. New proposed and implemented tariffs will cost Colorado residents an estimated $14 billion.