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'I've Never Seen Anything Like It': Trump Policies Leave US Farmers in Dire Straits
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The Republican small government, everyone
Why do I feel like these same people would say Biden’s economy was worse for them?
Yep! Nothing at all that could have been done about either of these situations. Just two natural disasters sent by god themself. What a shame.
"Oh geez it's not our fault, nothing could be done" they say as they overwhelming voted for Trump and said his policies would be better for them.
They learned nothing from his first term where he screwed them over by targeting immigrants and he just dialed that part up and added more.
Absolute morons.
Yeah but imagine voting for a black woman. The dem candidate could have promised them wild subsidies the likes the they never dreamed, but if it was “sleepy joe” or any other minority they disliked they still would have chosen Trump
It was in their control. They gave it up by voting against their own interests despite being told loudly
lol. lmao even.
Facts don't care about your feelings bitch!
Is there any american agricultural product that's at least a whole step above dirt?
When I see why the EU has serious issues with American agricultural products, I seriously doubt that superiority.
They probably do have a "superior product" it's just that the superiority comes from yield per acre. Not taste. Agricultural products are a massive industry in the US and bioengineering crops for higher drought tolerance and increased yield is the priority right now. The drawback to more soybean or corn or wheat per m² is nutritional density in the actual harvested product.
What I will say is that I've noticed a trend toward more sustainable farming practices even in the midwest where yield is your family's livelihood. More farmers are beginning to turn to no-till planting practices, pasture rotation, ground cover planting, etc. It's slow, but they're getting coerced by messaging from governmental bodies and research bodies in Illinois like the Department of Natural Resources, Dept. of Agriculture, University of Illinois, etc.
I got you.
https://web.archive.org/web/20240819082502/https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/farmers-brutalized-costs-through-roof-last-days-bidens-america
Where not even two years before:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/farmers-flourish-under-biden-see-recovery-trump-era-trade-wars-n1288044
Of course this is fine for them.