Senator Reverend Warnock visited Three Bees Pecan Farm to speak with Georgia farmers about how the uncertainty around Trump’s tariffs are bad for business

Senator Warnock is the top Democrat on the Finance subcommittee that handles trade and tariffs

ICYMI from the Augusta Chronicle: SEE IT: Sen. Raphael Warnock visits Georgia pecan farmers to discuss tariffs

Above: Senator Warnock and Jeb Barrow Jr. at Three Bees Pecan Farm 

Photo credit: Katie Goodale of the Augusta Chronicle

Wrens, GA – Recently, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) visited Three Bees Pecan Farm to speak with Georgia producers about the impact of the ongoing tariffs on their farms’ operation. The Senator received a tour of the farm from owner Jeb Barrow Jr. and heard directly from growers about how tariffs are further threatening already thinning profit margins for the agriculture industry and making it harder for farmers to make long-term investments, including creating Georgia jobs. Senator Warnock is the top Democrat on the Finance subcommittee that handles trade and tariffs.

Senator Warnock believes that President Trump’s tariff policies aren’t just abstract policies; they’re a tax that will show up on grocery store shelves and in monthly bills for Georgia families. Farmers and producers have been particularly affected by tariffs, facing high input costs, increased prices for farm machinery, and obstacles to their ability to sell their products internationally. The administration’s erratic tariff strategy has alienated U.S. trade partners and strategic allies while destabilizing markets and making it harder on Georgia’s farmers. The continued uncertainty does little to ease the anxiety of Georgia’s farmers and leaves many producers unable to plan or make long-term investments in their farms.

Senator Warnock has worked to lower trade barriers for Georgia pecan farmers since coming into office, including lowering the trade barrier with India by 70% in 2022. Notably, 28% of U.S. pecans are exported, making access to international markets critical for pecan farmers.

Media coverage of Senator Warnock’s visit to Three Bees Pecan Farm can be found below:

WRDW: Sen. Warnock visits farmers in Wrens to discuss tariffs

• Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock visited three local pecan farmers to discuss the impact of the ongoing tariff war on Georgia farmers. Georgia is the largest grower of pecans in the nation, and nearly 30 percent of the pecans grown in the U.S. are exported to other countries. 

• Jeb Barrow’s family has run Three Bees Pecan Farm for nearly 130 years. This year, fewer of his crops are going to China due to higher tariffs. He and other local farmers told Warnock they support trade with India, and marketing pecans to the country could help fill in the gap left by China.

• Warnock says he supports tariffs, but only when they support and do not hurt American farmers and the rest of American citizens. “I have a great deal of respect for farmers. It’s tough work. There is so much you don’t control, like the weather. The profit margin is already narrow, and so this kind of uncertainty, it seems to me, is unhelpful. What I want to see us do is have a bipartisan conversation that centers around ordinary people that put forward reasonable solutions. There is no question people have been struggling for a long time,” said Warnock.

WJBF: Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock visits with Georgia Farmers in Keysville

• Three Bee’s Farm in Keysville was the backdrop for Warnock’s visit to discuss the affects of tariffs on farmers in Georgia.

• Senator Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock, U.S. Senator for Georgia, told WJBF, “It was really important for me to be here in the region today. I promised Georgians that I would always walk with them even while working for them. Our farmers are the best among us, it’s very hard work, lot of uncertainty. So we should do everything we can to try to lighten that burden for farmers.” 

• Jeb Barrow, owner of Three Bee’s Farms, was grateful to host Senator Warnock and was grateful for his work to support Georgia farms in Washington. Barrow says, “He’s a supporter of Georgia agriculture and he’s serious about it as evidenced by him being on the Senate Ag Committee. He takes a genuine interest in our problems and you noticed when we sit down at the table he listened to what we had to say. He didn’t try to project a point of view, he just was here to listen so, that’s all good.”

• Warnock says that President Trump’s 10% tariffs on consumer goods has serious negative affects on Georgia farmers and families and many farmers and still recovering from Trump’s trade war with China during his first presidency.

WFXG: The impact of “Close to Home”: Senator Warnock meets Georgia farmers

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• U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock visited a local farm, 3 Bee’s Farm, on Saturday to hear directly from Georgia farmers about the challenges they face—from rising tariffs to limited access to foreign markets.

• Senator Warnock’s visit was part of his ongoing commitment to support those who work the land. “It was really important for me to be in the region today,” he said. “I promised Georgians that I would walk with them even while working for them. Our farmers are the best among us—it is very hard work.”

• Inside the barn, the discussion turned to tariffs and trade policies—issues that have a direct impact on Georgia’s farming economy. Senator Warnock, who was appointed Ranking Member of the Finance Subcommittee on Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness in January 2025, asked a pointed question: “What worries you the most?”

• The answer from farmers was clear: Mexican imports and the lack of access to new foreign markets. Barrow and others stressed that it’s not just about tariffs—it’s about building a stronger domestic market. “If we could build a robust domestic market for pecans, which we should have—it’s the only native nut to this continent—we’ve got 16 states. So by all accounts, we should have a great homegrown market for the product.”

• Senator Warnock reaffirmed his commitment to Georgia’s agricultural community. “As the ranking member on trade, I will continue to push my Republican colleagues to recognize that trade and tariffs are really in the purview of Congress. They have ceded that power, but Congress does have the ability to bring some common sense to this—if it chooses to do so.”

• According to Warnock’s office, he helped lower trade barriers with India by 70% in 2022, a move aimed at expanding export opportunities for Georgia farmers. But Saturday’s visit made clear: there’s still work to be done.

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• On Saturday, Warnock toured Three Bees Pecan Farm in Wrens with owner Jeb Barrow Jr., meeting local producers to discuss the financial uncertainty surrounding U.S. tariff policy. Georgia farmers, already operating on thin margins, said shifting trade rules make it difficult to plan investments and sustain jobs.

• “I just know how hard farmers work in this state, and if you talk to them, they’re not interested in aid, they’re interested in trade,” Warnock said. “They want to see their products make it to India. But right now, this whole thing is being operated willy-nilly, from Donald Trump’s back pocket. One announcement, then a reversal. How do you plan a farm around that?”

• Barrow praised Warnock’s approach: “He takes a genuine interest in our problems, and when we sit down at the table, he listens.”

• Georgia is the nation’s top pecan producer, and nearly 28% of U.S. pecans are exported, making access to foreign markets critical. In 2022, Warnock helped lower India’s trade barriers on pecans by 70%, opening a major market for Georgia growers.

• As Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Trade, Warnock has pressed administration officials for relief, voting to roll back tariffs on Canada, urging expedited USDA action on pecan exports, and demanding answers on how tariffs impact small producers.

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