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  1. ”…farmers who are declaring they will vote Democrat for the first time in their lives because Trump’s war on Iran has sent the prices they pay for fertilizer and diesel fuel, two of their biggest costs, through the roof.”
    —Lucian K. Truscott IV, Here’s some good news: Nothing Donald Trump tries to do is working
    #trump #fertilizer #diesel #farmers

  2. Then, when despair overcomes the farmer and he ends his life, who does he leave behind? His grieving family, who often feel abandoned and face a dire future. #school #plays #farmers #india #photography

    Photographed with a Nikon Coolpix Camera.

  3. After a long dry spell, rain is forecast for the next three days.

    The last few days we have had the sound of combine harvesters in the distance. First on one side of our house then on the others.

    Wheat in the fields is ready to #harvest and the local #farmers have working all hours to get the wheat harvested and deposited at the local Felleskjøpet silo before the rain comes.

    The fields near our house are now all stubble dotted with straw bale "traktoregg".

    no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rundballe

    #Norge

  4. The makeup and expressions on the kids' faces were intense, capturing the horror of poverty and the dire situation farmers often face. The white paint on the arms and hands depicts the starvation and the skeletal bodies that exist at the end. #school #photography #farmers

  5. strawberries are my favorite food in the world, but as anyone who has lived much overseas knows, fruits & veg are SO much better outside the US.

    and this will give you a good idea why. we need to make serious changes to these "patents" on food that maleficent companies like #Monsanto, #Driscolls & many others use

    youtu.be/nyG-np0S0ZQ

    #food #regulation #fda #farmers

  6. Farmers Struggle to Get Basic Services From Depleted Agriculture Dept ~

    ~20% of workers departed in the 1st 1/2 of 2025...

    The Farm Service Agency... "has no staff left in dozens of counties" across #USA, forcing #farmers to "travel long distances for assistance or to simply give up..."

    The #trump budget for next year proposes ~$5 billion cut to #Agriculture Dept, essentially eliminating programs for beginning farmers, conservation & rural aid."

    #farming #US #USpol
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    nytimes.com/2026/08/24/us/poli

  7. They put food on our tables, but 9 out of 10 farmers feel undervalued
    By Lauren Bohane and Emily Middleton

    A national survey finds many farmers are considering leaving the industry, while one in three feel their mental health has deteriorated over the last year.

    abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-08-

    #MentalHealth #Farmers #Agriculture #LivestockFarming #DairyFarming #MentalWellbeing #LaurenBohane #EmilyMiddleton

  8. Wellbeing report finds nine out of 10 farmers feel undervalued
    By Lauren Bohane and Emily Middleton

    A national survey finds many farmers are considering leaving the industry, while one on three felt their mental health had deteriorated over the last year.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-20/nat

    #MentalHealth #Farmers #Agriculture #LivestockFarming #DairyFarming #MentalWellbeing #LaurenBohane #EmilyMiddleton

  9. Farmers say backpacker visa pause will risk Australia's food security
    By Justine Longmore, Warwick Long, Selina Green, and Sam Parry

    Rural communities and farmers are concerned they will lose an essential workforce as the brakes are put on working holiday visa applications.

    abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-08-

    #MigrationPolicy #Farmers #AgriculturalWorkers #JustineLongmore #WarwickLong #SelinaGreen #SamParry

  10. “European #farmers face ‘unprecedented crisis’ after successive #heatwaves
    Vegetable and grain growers call for urgent action, warning of ‘catastrophic’ harvests due to continent-wide #drought
    #climatecrisis #farming #foodsecurity
    www.theguardian.com/environment/...

    European farmers face ‘unprece...