Leaders in Nevada’s farm industry say Trump administration trade policies are hurting the $1 billion a year industry.
The executive vice president of the Nevada Farm Bureau, Doug Busselman, told the Nevada Currentpig farms have been hit the hardest because they can’t sell pork to China, and trade wars have also affected dairy farmers.
Libby Lovig, the manager of Nevada Dairymen, said the tariffs, reduction in demand and accompanying price drops could threaten Nevada’s $170 million dairy industry and the livelihoods of about two dozen farmers throughout the state.
Nevada has about 4,200 agricultural operations which cover almost 6 million acres of land.
