Nebraska farm leaders are asking the Trump administration and the European Union to deescalate a trade war developing over tariffs.
The National Farmers Union and the EU ag group Coldiretti have sent a joint letter to President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen - telling them farmers on both sides of the Atlantic are vulnerable to tariffs, which would reduce markets for their crops.
While there is talk of tariffs on lots of imported products, Nebraska Farmers Union President John Hansen said it's America's Midwest farmers who are most vulnerable in the tit-for-tat trade war.
"Ag's nose bleeds first," said Hansen. "It bleeds worst and in a lot of cases, it bleeds longest."