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John Deere, a U.S. Icon, Is Undermined by Tariffs and Struggling Farmers – The New York Times

John Deere, a U.S. Icon, Is Undermined by Tariffs and Struggling Farmers  The New York Times WATCH: John Deere’s $600M tariff crisis vs. the 1986 Farm Crisis strike (PT 3) – Cornhole Champions #37  Iowa Starting Line John Deere announces another round of layoffs after poor earnings report  iowafarmbureau.com John Deere to lay off 71 workers in Waterloo and East Moline  Plant Services What …

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Trump team tells farmers what to do with their land

Trump team tells farmers what to do with their land

In the Trump administration’s latest move to kill the environment and ignore a mounting climate crisis, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that solar panels and wind turbines will no longer have a home on U.S. farmland.  President Donald Trump’s loyal lackey announced on Monday that the administration is slashing tax-funded green energy projects that are placed on “productive farmland” or …

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Trump teased a solution for farmers. It’s likely not coming soon. – Politico

Trump teased a solution for farmers. It’s likely not coming soon.  Politico Joy Reid claims Trump’s plan is to deport ‘Brown people,’ then bring them back as ‘slave labor’  Fox News Trump suggests undocumented farm workers are ‘naturally’ designed for field work  MSNBC News D.C. Memo: Trump says undocumented farm workers are “special”  MinnPost Trump on Hispanic farm workers: ‘They don’t get a bad …

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During the Great American Farmers Market, Secretary Rollins Removes Unhealthy Food from SNAP – USDA (.gov)

During the Great American Farmers Market, Secretary Rollins Removes Unhealthy Food from SNAP  USDA (.gov) Polis becomes first Democratic governor to gain USDA approval for SNAP soda restrictions  MSNBC News U.S. farm agency allows six more states to bar some items from food aid  NBC News Colorado will restrict using SNAP benefits to buy soda and sugary beverages  Colorado Public Radio Soda, candy, and …

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California dairy farmers got millions to cover bird flu losses. Critics say that’s part of the problem

California dairy farmers got millions to cover bird flu losses. Critics say that’s part of the problem

The federal government has paid California dairy farms more than $230 million to subsidize losses in milk production resulting from bird flu, records show, an amount that the dairy industry expects to climb higher as more claims for damages are processed. The H5N1 bird flu has swept through more than 75% of California’s 1,000 dairy farms since August 2024, sickening …

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USDA reorganization will move most of its Washington staff ‘closer to’ farmers – Politico

USDA reorganization will move most of its Washington staff ‘closer to’ farmers  Politico USDA to relocate more than half of D.C. area employees under reorganization plan  Federal News Network Article | USDA set to announce reorganization imminently  POLITICO Pro Trump USDA will relocate most DC-area staff beyond the beltway  USA Today USDA to Slash Washington, DC-Area Jobs, Relocate Employees  Bloomberg.com Source link

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Trump Tariffs Spell Trouble for Hawaii’s Few Coffee Farmers – Bloomberg.com

Trump Tariffs Spell Trouble for Hawaii’s Few Coffee Farmers  Bloomberg.com Brewing trouble: America’s coffee addiction meets Trump’s trade tariffs  CNN Tariffs on Brazil Could Leave Coffee Drinkers With a Headache  The New York Times Brazilian meatpackers rethink beef exports to US after tariffs, industry lobby says  Reuters How 50% US tariffs on Brazil could reshape coffee  Coffee Intelligence Source link

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