Sodus Township — Tomato farms in Michigan are just a few hours from Canada, but that’s not the country that weighs heavily on their minds.

It’s Mexico.

From its residents to its farms, America’s southern neighbor has played an outsized role with Michigan farms for a quarter of a century.

If Michigan farmers aren’t worried about the immigration crackdown keeping away workers, they’re struggling to pay the rising costs of temporary work visas. At the market, they’re stifled by cheaper vegetables from Mexico.

Given their preoccupation with Mexico, it’s a wonder Michigan tomato growers don’t dream in Spanish.

Alas, those fitful slumbers may finally be getting some relief.

Michigan farmers said President Donald Trump's new 17% tariff imposed on tomatoes from Mexico last month may help

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