Manitoba farmers wary of tariffs at Manitoba Ag Days

Most hope for resolution to situation before it gets out of hand

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Published: January 23, 2025

Manitoba farmers wary of tariffs at Manitoba Ag Days

Manitoba Co-operator staff spoke to several Manitoba farmers about their views on threatened U.S. tariffs.

As the single largest destination for Canadian agricultural products, U.S. policy matters to Canadian farmers.

When or if the tariffs land remains an open question, with February 1 the latest proposed start date.

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Gord Gilmour

Gord Gilmour

Publisher, Manitoba Co-operator, and Senior Editor, News and National Affairs, Glacier FarmMedia

Gord Gilmour has been writing about agriculture in Canada for more than 30 years. He's an award winning journalist and columnist who's currently the publisher of the Manitoba Co-operator and senior editor, news and national affairs for Glacier FarmMedia. He grew up on a grain and oilseed operation in east-central Saskatchewan that his brother still owns and operates, and occasionally lets Gord work on, if Gord promises to take it easy on the equipment.

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