Pumpkins may be tariff-free, but farmers face tough knock-on effects and high prices

The Butters brothers know pumpkins. The second-generation southwestern Ontario farmers have carved out a niche in ornamental pumpkins, gourds and corn, seasonal crops that decorate tables on Thanksgiving and porches on…

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