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36. The farmer's and rancher's

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 12:15 PM

15 hrs ago

are able to buy "Red" diesel, and the price they get is free from the federal/state fuel taxes we all pay........

You would think that after Trump screwed the Soy Bean farmers over in his first time in the white house they would have learned and not voted for him yet a second time........

Like some one else pointed out here, during the first screwing over, countless multi-generational farmers went bust, their farms and equipment getting sucked up by huge corporate farms, for pennies on the dollar. The Corporate Farms are gonna make a fortune this time around........

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American farmers dealt new blow as Trump's Iran war escalates [View all] riversedge 18 hrs ago OP

Trump doesn't understand farming, he doesn't care about it Walleye 18 hrs ago #1

He only cares about his bank account and power. Irish_Dem 16 hrs ago #26

He knows all he needs to know: AleksS 10 hrs ago #55

This is what you voted for MAGA farmer! Enjoy the inflation. Multichromatic 18 hrs ago #2

Just like clockwork, murielm99 17 hrs ago #9

He said MAGA farmers. travelingthrulife 16 hrs ago #19

Where are liberal farmers located in the US? Irish_Dem 16 hrs ago #27

Most farmers and ranchers in Texas do not like environmental regulations and walkingman 11 hrs ago #53

so, they are big giant fucking hypocrites Skittles 5 hrs ago #58

Problem is Big Ag. multigraincracker 16 hrs ago #30

The problem is... littlemissmartypants 14 hrs ago #39

My dad was professor of Animal Science. multigraincracker 14 hrs ago #42

It was used by farmers milking about multigraincracker 13 hrs ago #43

So ... 95% are family farms. What percentage of PRODUCTION is due to family farms ? What percentage of $$$$ ? eppur_se_muova 12 hrs ago #50

I come from rural Kansas and grew up on a farm. Orange Buffoon 15 hrs ago #38

Be a uniter, not a divider. littlemissmartypants 14 hrs ago #40

exactly what I was going to say!!!!! gopiscrap 13 hrs ago #46

Somehow, i can't garner any sympathy for someone who most likely voted for t. mwmisses4289 18 hrs ago #3

We will ALL reap the consequences radical noodle 17 hrs ago #14

There's a bumper sticker I see around here: No farmers, no food. NNadir 16 hrs ago #18

I am a PC in my rural area. murielm99 16 hrs ago #22

As a fat bald old white man, I am pleased to agree that demographic bias can be highly... NNadir 16 hrs ago #25

It is why I specified someone who most likely voted for t. mwmisses4289 13 hrs ago #44

I spoke with a friend UpInArms 18 hrs ago #4

It is such a pity in so many cases that breathing is an autonomic functiion. niyad 18 hrs ago #7

The farmer's and rancher's popsdenver 15 hrs ago #36

Pfffftt...they know Trump will send them that much more CASH than he did in 2017 Bengus81 18 hrs ago #5

I gotta tell you popsdenver 15 hrs ago #37

Another case of Icanthinkformyself 18 hrs ago #6

They are NOT voting against their own interests Random Boomer 15 hrs ago #32

Farmers should've voted EVEN HARDER for him durablend 18 hrs ago #8

Perfect Old Crank 17 hrs ago #10

Why don't they just take a dump in the fields durablend 17 hrs ago #11

Assuming we have free elections in 2026 and 2028 and afterwards Vogon_Glory 17 hrs ago #12

Urea? Dang :( mwooldri 17 hrs ago #13

I didn't know that. Thanks. underpants 16 hrs ago #29

I have around 150 NJCher 17 hrs ago #15

Keep voting republican, idiots! Mysterian 17 hrs ago #16

Yeah. All those guns they are using to protect us from tyranny. travelingthrulife 16 hrs ago #21

Well, this sure is an overly negative take on the situation. markodochartaigh 16 hrs ago #17

What an incredibly interconnected world we live in paleotn 16 hrs ago #20

It's now a house of cards. multigraincracker 15 hrs ago #31

Maybe we should give the medal of honor to Democratic farmers that live in red areas Playingmantis 16 hrs ago #23

I'm still dumbfounded at how many farmers, particularily soybean farmers who voted for Trump AGAIN in '24. This after Fil1957 16 hrs ago #24

There's enough bullshit floating around, thanks to Traitor and MAGA, Wicked Blue 16 hrs ago #28

So very true. niyad 15 hrs ago #33

Regenerative, organic farming, anyone? Do you think it will occur to ANY niyad 15 hrs ago #34

"Organic" farming played a huge role in causing the US Civil War. NNadir 12 hrs ago #49

Where I grew up they would say "don't bet the farm on it". Had they never heard that? twodogsbarking 15 hrs ago #35

But the price of eggs!! flashman13 14 hrs ago #41

Wonder how long it will take before we don't have any produce, milk or meat available? mdbl 13 hrs ago #45

I'll just have to see if my usual grocery chain will deliver apple juice next time nitpicked 10 hrs ago #54

I'll bet THAT wasn't on their bingo cards. QueerDuck 13 hrs ago #47

Leopards are stuffed at this point. n/t Justice matters. 12 hrs ago #48

Oh, man, if only there had been some evidence and examples of this sort of bad stuff RockRaven 11 hrs ago #51

And trump and his trolls will blame everything and everyone Torchlight 11 hrs ago #52

No cash, no fertilizer, no soybean markets Hassler 9 hrs ago #56

There's an endless supply of free fertilizer..... SergeStorms 9 hrs ago #57