Tariff Trade-off (2019)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2019-12-06
Duration: 00:06:01
Subjects: Agriculture | Tariff | International trade | China | Economy
Contributors:
- Moreau, Andre Host
- Crews, Keith Producer
- Schexnayder, Donald Interviewee
- Brown, Andy Interviewee
Description
This segment from the December 6, 2019, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Andre Moreau’s report on the $180 million in federal aid given to Louisiana farmers to offset their losses due to the ongoing trade war with China. Moreau reports that 75% of the federal aid will be given to soybean farmers. He interviews Donald Schexnayder, a farmer in West Baton Rouge Parish, and Andy Brown, the national affairs coordinator for the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation.