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A Virginia farmer faces a tumultuous season, future

November 24, 2025 Chris Tyree

U.S. tariffs and immigration enforcement have challenged Virginia farmers as the harvest season ends. For one Virginia farmer growing soybeans and tobacco, the next season seems uncertain.

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In Federal Government, State Government, Social Services, Economy Tags immigration, farming, tariffs, Food

For Virginia farmers, a bumper harvest amid growing uncertainty

October 13, 2025 Kunle Falayi

Kenney Barnard, 75, oversees migrant workers at Hoot Owl Hollow Farm in Amelia Court House, Va. on August 4, 2025. Many of the seasonal employees, coming from Mexico on H-2A visas, have worked on Hoot Owl Farm for years.

President Donald Trump’s tariffs and aggressive immigration enforcement have shaken markets and migrant labor.

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In Federal Government, Economy Tags farming, tariffs, immigrants

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