President Trump touts agriculture policy during roundtable in Chippewa Falls

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WSAW/WEAU) - President Donald Trump is speaking in Chippewa Falls on Friday for his first visit to the state since he was re-elected in 2024.

Hundreds of people are at Custer Farms, coming from across state lines to hear the president speak. Several attendees said it means a lot to them that the president is visiting.

Air Force One landed at the Chippewa Valley Airport around 2 p.m. Friday. The President then traveled to Custer Farms for a roundtable discussion on ‘American Agriculture.’

President Trump covered various topics related to his agriculture policy. The administration says it’s made historic tax cuts, helping farmers through the One Big Beautiful Bill by getting rid of the death tax.

The White House reports tax cut savings average $2,600 for rural Wisconsinites and that Wisconsin saved more than $124 million on crop insurance.

Custer Farms Incorporated, a successful grain business, was first established in 1942. It sits along County Road T in the Town of Wheaton.

Representative Derrick Van Orden will be joining Trump on the trip, and says the President will not be there to talk politics.

“Donald Trump has been able to drive exports by having new trade agreements, on average about one a month. These are significant, statistically significant things for our farmers,” Van Orden told NewsChannel 7 on Wednesday.

Other members of the roundtable included former Wisconsin Badger Joe Thomas and Olympic gold medal-winning speed skater Jordan Stolz.

Multiple members of the president’s cabinet have already joined Van Orden over the past few months, including HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday in Elk Mound.

The 3rd Congressional District seat is considered to be highly competitive in the November midterms.

On the other side of the aisle, Wisconsin’s Democratic senator, Tammy Baldwin, also spoke out ahead of the visit, saying Trump’s actions are hurting farmers.

“I can tell you, the farmers that I’ve been meeting with are hurting, and they’re hurting really badly because of Trump’s choice. Trump’s choice to go to war in Iran when we weren’t under any imminent threat”, Baldwin said.

And just ahead of the trip, a new presidential poll was released by Wisconsin’s Marquette Law School.

It showed Trump’s overall approval rating continuing to decline, but he maintained strong support among GOP primary voters.

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