Betrayal in the Heartland: How Trump’s Policies Are Crushing the Farmers Who Voted for Him
Tariffs, escalating conflicts, and soaring closures reveal a painful economic reality for American agriculture. by Winston Wendell In the 2024 presidential election, farmers in America voted overwheming for Donald Trump, betting that the president would stand by their interests. However, an objective review of Trump’s activity as a president demonstrates that his policies have diverged significantly from the interests of the rural population. The president’s support for free trade […]#farmcrisis — Public Fediverse posts
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USDA says 42 percent of America’s crop farmworkers lack legal status. When ICE raided farms, up to 45 percent of workers stopped showing up and fruit and vegetables rotted in the fields. Trump is deporting the people who harvest our food, then acting surprised by grocery prices.
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Spain's Pork Trade Shaken by African Swine Fever's Return
African Swine Fever is back in Spain. This stops pork exports to China, UK, and EU. Farmers lose money as prices fall. What happens next?
#SpainASF, #PorkTrade, #AnimalDisease, #ExportBan, #FarmCrisis
https://newsletter.tf/spain-pork-exports-stop-african-swine-fever/
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Spain's pork exports have stopped to China, the UK, and the EU after African Swine Fever returned. This is the first time in over 30 years.
#SpainASF, #PorkTrade, #AnimalDisease, #ExportBan, #FarmCrisis
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The Erosion of the American Acre: An Industry at the Breaking Point
US farmers expect to lose $44 billion in the 2025-2026 crop year. Rising costs for fuel, fertilizer, and machinery are hurting profits.
#FarmCrisis, #USAgriculture, #FarmerLosses, #RisingCosts, #CropPrices
https://newsletter.tf/us-farmers-face-44-billion-loss-2025-2026/
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US farmers are projected to lose $44 billion in the 2025-2026 crop cycle. This is a big problem for many farming families.
#FarmCrisis, #USAgriculture, #FarmerLosses, #RisingCosts, #CropPrices
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Farmer Gives Trump an F-: How Tariffs and Trade Wars Destroyed American Agriculture
A veteran soybean farmer explains why Trump earns an F- for tariffs, bailouts, and policies that crushed farmers and fueled corporate land grabs.
#agriculturePolicy #BlackFarmers #corporateConsolidation #EconomicJustice #farmCrisis #JohnBoydJr #NationalBlackFarmersAssociation #ruralEconomy #soybeans #TradeWar #TrumpTariffs https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-oxE -
#usa #farmcrisis #trump #tarifs
Wie sich die Farmkrise über Jahrzehnte aufbaute. Warum USfarmer wütend auf Obama waren. Warum sie Trump wählten!
Warum Trumps TarifPolitik aus heutiger Sicht der Farmer "nur" der letzte Sargnagel ist -
Ontario farmers facing uncertainty amid tariffs and trade challenges
#Ontario #Canada #OntarioFarmers #TradeTensions #Tariffs #FarmCrisis #Agriculture #Trade #Food #BuyLocal #Politics #MentalHealthInAg #RuralEconomy #SupportFarmers #CanadianFarming
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#FarmCrisis hits US: $$Millions of crops rot as 70% of #migrantworkers stay home over #ICE fears. - YouTube https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E5Ud21hioZo.
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🚨 I'm seeing more and more videos out of Texas: farms shutting down because labor is gone. California's not far behind. These two states grow most of America’s vegetables, so get ready for empty shelves and skyrocketing prices.
You were warned.
#FarmCrisis #FoodShortage #MAGAConsequences #LaborMatters
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Acc to recently unveiled #NCRB report, Haryana too had "zero" #farmer suicides, though the number under "persons engaged in farming" column #AgriLabor increased from 134 in 2015 to 250 in 2016.
This dressing up of data is to play down the #FarmCrisis reality. Govt wants to portray that farmer suicides have decreased, and they are doing it by transferring the farmer suicides to #agri labor suicide numbers; the reason is that they do not have any voice, no one speaks about daily wage #agri labor