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21. And the department of Ag used to support local smaller scale farms growing high quality crops
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 02:35 PM
7 hrs ago

…. for local food banks, in need people, schools, and so on but Trump killed that too.

FAFO Trump voting farmers.

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FAFO we can do it 10 hrs ago #1
And they would vote for Trump again if they could. Just not a black woman. BradBo 10 hrs ago #2
How devastatingly sad, but 100% fucking true. OverBurn 7 hrs ago #19
Oh, man, if only there was a way to avoid the entirely predictable consequences RockRaven 10 hrs ago #3
All this happened in rural America even before the Great Crash of '29. flashman13 10 hrs ago #4
I know it may be a little satisying to point and say, "FAFO". Climate Crusader 10 hrs ago #5
Good luck with that, they are in for some serious psychic pain when they realize how much they were conned Blues Heron 10 hrs ago #6
We have spent the last 30-40 years reaching out to these folks, mwmisses4289 10 hrs ago #7
That is exactly what they say about us. Climate Crusader 9 hrs ago #10
There's an underlying animus that is enthusiastically expressed against farmers here. littlemissmartypants 8 hrs ago #16
I remember in the '70's and '80's moniss 7 hrs ago #20
And this is just Arkansas. The problem is national in scope. patphil 9 hrs ago #8
When Rome used to invade and conquer, one of the first things was to burn the crops to make the populations LiberalArkie 9 hrs ago #9
That's a good question. I think the people who have caused this haven't thought that through. patphil 9 hrs ago #11
I think that if Khrushchev was still present, everyone would know. As Russia still hates the U.S. with a passion we LiberalArkie 9 hrs ago #13
Big Ag going to buy up those family farms duckworth969 8 hrs ago #15
So, we need a wizard to give brains, heart, and courage to people who appear to have none. Perhaps they just sleep. patphil 6 hrs ago #23
And the department of Ag used to support local smaller scale farms growing high quality crops Botany 7 hrs ago #21
And yet food prices are still through the roof LT Barclay 9 hrs ago #12
Oh no! I'm being owned! BaronChocula 8 hrs ago #14
Also of note about the land values is that moniss 8 hrs ago #17
MAGA is really owning the libs by bringing down grocery prices IronLionZion 8 hrs ago #18
The video never explains WHY commodity prices have crashed. Fil1957 7 hrs ago #22
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