Tag Archives: Farmers

It’s been a long road to get here, but Farm Aid 40 is underway in Minneapolis. The effort behind the show, and what it took to make it happen, was a labor of love. Thousands poured into Huntington Bank Stadium. The message? Helping local farmers. “We’re in a very struggling spot,” said Paul Sobocinski, a farmer who attended the event. …

An ongoing drought in Vermont is causing problems for dairy farmers who have been pushed to adapt and take costly measures to care for their cattle. Feed crops like grass, alfalfa and corn are not growing well. Farmers say that has diminished returns on their crop investments and is forcing them to spend thousands on supplemental feed for their cows. …

China’s Snub of U.S. Soybeans Is a Crisis for American Farmers  The New York Times Farmers are being squeezed – it’s testing their loyalty to Trump  BBC North Dakota soybean growers anxiously await sales to China  North Dakota Monitor The American Farmers China Is Using as a Trade-War Bargaining Chip  The Wall Street Journal US misses out on billions of dollars of China soybean …

Lawmakers are weighing a farm labor bill. Pennsylvania’s farmers are telling them to hurry up.  Politico Immigrant New York Farm Workers Issue Warning Over ICE Raids  Newsweek Advocates for immigrants in New York say fear is leading to serious health problems  waer.org Farmers advocate for reform, workers fight for survival amid Trump immigration crackdown  Idaho Capital Sun Cortland County farmers worried about ICE raids, …

The American Farmers China Is Using as a Trade-War Bargaining Chip  The Wall Street Journal US misses out on billions of dollars of China soybean sales midway through peak season  Reuters Farmer says ‘we’re in a very dire situation’ ahead of harvest—with zero soybean orders from China, historically the largest buyer  Yahoo Finance NC soybeans caught in the tariff crossfire  Carolina Journal Bulker fallout …

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 …

A farmer poses for a portrait near his fields on July 19 in Tampa. The labor market in Central Florida has changed over the past few months, as many migrants fear leaving their homes and are working less or leaving Florida altogether. Lexi Parra for NPR hide caption toggle caption Lexi Parra for NPR The man looks out at the …

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 …

Nebraska farmers, ranchers talk to Trump ag secretary about tough times  Nebraska ExaminerView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

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 …