ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) – Farmers from across the Fifth District gathered in Albemarle County to launch “Farmers for Tom Perriello.” They said that rising costs and tariffs are creating challenges for farmers and called for more support from Washington.
Perriello said input prices have risen due to decisions made in Washington.
“They can’t afford the input prices. And those prices have gone up because of decisions made in Washington, a trade war and a war in Iran that we didn’t need, that have just absolutely blown the profit margins, particularly off of our small farmers,” Perriello said…