Republican Michael Alfonso and Democrat Fred Clark clashed over farm economics, trade and labor at a virtual town hall hosted by Farm Bureau and Farmers Union, ahead of the Nov. 3 election. Alfonso blamed rising costs and proposed tax relief and reduced regulation, and backed stronger antitrust enforcement in meatpacking, while Clark named agribusiness consolidation as the biggest threat. Clark criticized the Trump administration's tariffs, while Alfonso defended them as a response to unfair trade practices. On labor, Clark urged H-2A visa reform, and Alfonso focused on recruiting young people and technical training. Wisconsin fell below 5,000 dairy herds for the first time, and both candidates proposed ways to help young farmers, though with different approaches.
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