How a tariff war may — and may not — impact dairy farmers [Video]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – The recent tariff war between President Trump and Canada has sparked agricultural interest, especially here in the dairy state.

President Trump wants to impose a 25% tariff on imports from Canada, but that plan is currently on pause.

For dairy farmers, these tariffs are not affecting their 2025 season, but they may be affected in the future.

Farmers purchase fertilizer to grow crops to feed their cattle. Fertilizer contains three main ingredients, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.

The United States imports approximately 90% of the potassium fertilizers every year, and about 80%-85% of those imports come from Canada.

On a dairy farm, increased tariffs on imports from Canada could be costly, but maybe not.

“The tariff situation, I don’t believe has affected our fertilizer prices yet. Most of the fertilizer ingredients being used this spring are already in the county, in warehouses, and a lot of …