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36. The farmer's and rancher's

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 12:15 PM

11 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 14 hrs ago OP

Trump doesn't understand farming, he doesn't care about it Walleye 14 hrs ago #1

He only cares about his bank account and power. Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #26

He knows all he needs to know: AleksS 6 hrs ago #55

This is what you voted for MAGA farmer! Enjoy the inflation. Multichromatic 14 hrs ago #2

Just like clockwork, murielm99 13 hrs ago #9

He said MAGA farmers. travelingthrulife 12 hrs ago #19

Where are liberal farmers located in the US? Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #27

Most farmers and ranchers in Texas do not like environmental regulations and walkingman 7 hrs ago #53

so, they are big giant fucking hypocrites Skittles 1 hr ago #58

Problem is Big Ag. multigraincracker 12 hrs ago #30

The problem is... littlemissmartypants 10 hrs ago #39

My dad was professor of Animal Science. multigraincracker 10 hrs ago #42

It was used by farmers milking about multigraincracker 9 hrs ago #43

So ... 95% are family farms. What percentage of PRODUCTION is due to family farms ? What percentage of $$$$ ? eppur_se_muova 8 hrs ago #50

I come from rural Kansas and grew up on a farm. Orange Buffoon 11 hrs ago #38

Be a uniter, not a divider. littlemissmartypants 10 hrs ago #40

exactly what I was going to say!!!!! gopiscrap 9 hrs ago #46

Somehow, i can't garner any sympathy for someone who most likely voted for t. mwmisses4289 14 hrs ago #3

We will ALL reap the consequences radical noodle 13 hrs ago #14

There's a bumper sticker I see around here: No farmers, no food. NNadir 12 hrs ago #18

I am a PC in my rural area. murielm99 12 hrs ago #22

As a fat bald old white man, I am pleased to agree that demographic bias can be highly... NNadir 12 hrs ago #25

It is why I specified someone who most likely voted for t. mwmisses4289 9 hrs ago #44

I spoke with a friend UpInArms 14 hrs ago #4

It is such a pity in so many cases that breathing is an autonomic functiion. niyad 14 hrs ago #7

The farmer's and rancher's popsdenver 11 hrs ago #36

Pfffftt...they know Trump will send them that much more CASH than he did in 2017 Bengus81 14 hrs ago #5

I gotta tell you popsdenver 11 hrs ago #37

Another case of Icanthinkformyself 14 hrs ago #6

They are NOT voting against their own interests Random Boomer 11 hrs ago #32

Farmers should've voted EVEN HARDER for him durablend 14 hrs ago #8

Perfect Old Crank 13 hrs ago #10

Why don't they just take a dump in the fields durablend 13 hrs ago #11

Assuming we have free elections in 2026 and 2028 and afterwards Vogon_Glory 13 hrs ago #12

Urea? Dang :( mwooldri 13 hrs ago #13

I didn't know that. Thanks. underpants 12 hrs ago #29

I have around 150 NJCher 13 hrs ago #15

Keep voting republican, idiots! Mysterian 13 hrs ago #16

Yeah. All those guns they are using to protect us from tyranny. travelingthrulife 12 hrs ago #21

Well, this sure is an overly negative take on the situation. markodochartaigh 12 hrs ago #17

What an incredibly interconnected world we live in paleotn 12 hrs ago #20

It's now a house of cards. multigraincracker 11 hrs ago #31

Maybe we should give the medal of honor to Democratic farmers that live in red areas Playingmantis 12 hrs ago #23

I'm still dumbfounded at how many farmers, particularily soybean farmers who voted for Trump AGAIN in '24. This after Fil1957 12 hrs ago #24

There's enough bullshit floating around, thanks to Traitor and MAGA, Wicked Blue 12 hrs ago #28

So very true. niyad 11 hrs ago #33

Regenerative, organic farming, anyone? Do you think it will occur to ANY niyad 11 hrs ago #34

"Organic" farming played a huge role in causing the US Civil War. NNadir 8 hrs ago #49

Where I grew up they would say "don't bet the farm on it". Had they never heard that? twodogsbarking 11 hrs ago #35

But the price of eggs!! flashman13 10 hrs ago #41

Wonder how long it will take before we don't have any produce, milk or meat available? mdbl 9 hrs ago #45

I'll just have to see if my usual grocery chain will deliver apple juice next time nitpicked 6 hrs ago #54

I'll bet THAT wasn't on their bingo cards. QueerDuck 9 hrs ago #47

Leopards are stuffed at this point. n/t Justice matters. 8 hrs ago #48

Oh, man, if only there had been some evidence and examples of this sort of bad stuff RockRaven 7 hrs ago #51

And trump and his trolls will blame everything and everyone Torchlight 7 hrs ago #52

No cash, no fertilizer, no soybean markets Hassler 5 hrs ago #56

There's an endless supply of free fertilizer..... SergeStorms 5 hrs ago #57