Here's something you won't hear from many other Democrats: Tariffs are good. When used strategically, they can level the playing field, protect key industries and bring countries to the negotiating table. But not when used like a sledgehammer against hardworking Arkansas farmers.

As a sixth-generation farmer from Newport who started working my family farm when I was 10 years old, I learned early that farmers are the ultimate risk-takers. Every winter, we plan out what crops we're going to plant and how much. We estimate what it'll cost to buy seeds, fertilizer, diesel, equipment and spare parts. We project our margins as best we can (spoiler alert: they're thin if there at all) without knowing what the coming year will bring — disaster, market volatility, inflation, funding cuts, trade wa

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