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Trump has frozen billions in federal agricultural funds linked to Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, leaving farmers struggling ahead of the spring season.

Many had planned investments in irrigation, fencing, and conservation projects, now at risk. Small farms, already financially vulnerable, are particularly hard-hit.

While the USDA released $20 million, farmers say it’s insufficient. Some are taking loans to cover gaps, while advocacy groups warn of canceled contracts and business disruptions.

The administration defends the freeze, citing concerns over non-agriculture spending, but has not provided a timeline for further releases.

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is sure to help food prices go down! /s

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The only things going down now are airplanes and billionaire's taxes.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why not airplanes with billionaires?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

They don't fly commercial of course, they can afford to maintain their personal planes because of the safety risks, commercial airlines can't afford that cost because there are too many empty pockets at the executive level.

I do know airlines are expensive to operate but it's basically a high tech bus service and you have no service without the bus

[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 month ago

This is by design. He's going to force the farmers to sell to his corporate lobbyists.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago

If only all the farmers hadn't voted for this!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Harvest what you sown there in November there buckos.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Hopefully Trump finds out first hand what happens when you piss off large numbers of people that have tons of fertilizer that can be easily made into explosives powerful enough to level buildings

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Go around any rural area and a quarter of the house you see are decked out in Trump stuff. Trump could go into their house, fuck their wife, and then kill their dog and they will still love him.

I don't know how you haven't figured this out over the past 9 years.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

As things get worse, I'm sure we'll see plenty of people suffering the consequences of electing Trump and blaming it on the people around Trump. They may be losing the farm and their home and livelihood, but rather than shifting ideologically, they'll be talking about warning Trump that the government is doing this stuff behind his back.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You're living in a daydream.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Even if I don't think it will happen, I can dream, can't I?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

That's what daydreams are for.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Fucking up foreign trade-relations and domestic production.

Putin's lapdog Krasnov is doing pretty well in his mission to destroy the US from within.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Well, the farming community are Trumps loudest supporters. And now they complain because the idiot they voted into the White House kept his promise to scrap all kinds of financial aid. What will they say when they won't find cheap and willing illegals as farm hands...