Finally, he went after their workforce. Immigrant farming has long been a staple workforce of the small farm that is trying to keep costs low to be able to eke out a profit. ICE is in full force right now trying to get rid of that workforce.
Finally, he went after their workforce. Immigrant farming has long been a staple workforce of the small farm that is trying to keep costs low to be able to eke out a profit. ICE is in full force right now trying to get rid of that workforce.
This is exactly what Trump and his people are hoping for, the more insolvent a farm becomes, the more desperate the owners will get to sell off the land - for little to no money.
This is exactly what Trump and his people are hoping for, the more insolvent a farm becomes, the more desperate the owners will get to sell off the land - for little to no money.
Interest rates were starting to drop by the end of Biden's administration as lending was cooling off. Mortgages are coming up and with no money to make any profit, lending will come up again as farmers try to hold onto their farms.
Interest rates were starting to drop by the end of Biden's administration as lending was cooling off. Mortgages are coming up and with no money to make any profit, lending will come up again as farmers try to hold onto their farms.
FEMA is being waylaid by saying they are "pushing it back to the states" but honestly they just want it to not help farmers. If you can get money back to rebuild your farm, you're not likely to sell that land.
FEMA is being waylaid by saying they are "pushing it back to the states" but honestly they just want it to not help farmers. If you can get money back to rebuild your farm, you're not likely to sell that land.
USAID being shut down is also a huge part of this; soybean and corn products were also being sent to starving countries and those incentives were so enticing to small farms that they changed all their produce to get those credits.
USAID being shut down is also a huge part of this; soybean and corn products were also being sent to starving countries and those incentives were so enticing to small farms that they changed all their produce to get those credits.
In response, he gave a lot of that money to corporation farms instead of family farms to continue the gut punching. His tariffs went back into place now. USAID being shut down is also a huge part of this
In response, he gave a lot of that money to corporation farms instead of family farms to continue the gut punching. His tariffs went back into place now. USAID being shut down is also a huge part of this
In 2016, Trump instigated a tariff against the Chinese in order to strangle soybean sales. He was successful in having some farms change hands to corporations, though he ended up with pushback as he had people in place that forced him to give farmers money to stay alive.
In 2016, Trump instigated a tariff against the Chinese in order to strangle soybean sales. He was successful in having some farms change hands to corporations, though he ended up with pushback as he had people in place that forced him to give farmers money to stay alive.
Farmers need a workforce, water, loans on their farmland, government subsidies incite them to grow certain crops (soybean was a big one) to keep their farms going. So we know what the farmers need to survive.
Farmers need a workforce, water, loans on their farmland, government subsidies incite them to grow certain crops (soybean was a big one) to keep their farms going. So we know what the farmers need to survive.
We are seeing the end of a nation in real time.
We are seeing the end of a nation in real time.
I know they also had an episode that detailed D&D, but more could be done in their same method. Pick up the baton!
I know they also had an episode that detailed D&D, but more could be done in their same method. Pick up the baton!