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Sherrod Brown: “Tariffs are making things harder [for farmers].”

Featuring: Sherrod Brown, Democratic | Former U.S. Senate, Ohio

In Ohio Country Today with Sherrod Brown

Published July 21, 2026 | Video Starts at 00:56

Farmers use diesel for their tractors. Farmers pay more for fertilizer. They use diesel for their combines. They know this war is. Is making everything harder for them. They know the Tariffs are making things harder [for farmers]. And they know John Hustedt has done nothing, I mean, zero, to fight back on their behalf. So I spent a lot of time in farm country learning more. (00:56–00:59)

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Asserts that tariffs are negatively impacting farmers.

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