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crickets

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21. This - trump has screwed the farmers again and again.

Reply to Claustrum (Reply #17)

Sat Apr 11, 2020, 10:28 AM

Apr 2020

My heart breaks for them. How many of them may lose their farms at this point? It's so sad to see the incredible loss of someone's livelihood and hard work, the loss of related jobs all along the food production chain, the criminal waste of tons of food... it's mind boggling.

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Farmers Dumping Food Even as Global Shortages Predicted [View all] NoRoadUntravelled Apr 2020 OP

Farmers dumping MILK, there goes our 5 lb blocks of cheese, I want one, they made great mac n cheese Baclava Apr 2020 #1

You need a functioning government for that Claustrum Apr 2020 #2

Yes, we do need a government/administration that functions at a much higher level. NoRoadUntravelled Apr 2020 #15

This is where the DPA would come in handy, if we had a REAL president. cayugafalls Apr 2020 #3

Yes! It should go to canning manufacturers and dry food suppliers as you say. NoRoadUntravelled Apr 2020 #7

There's some guy with 50 billion dollars who will contribute two billion to distributing food uponit7771 Apr 2020 #4

Food supply chains are in crisis. gristy Apr 2020 #5

Yes, they are. This could be avoided with some planning. NoRoadUntravelled Apr 2020 #11

Nikki Fried, the Florida Agriculture Commissioner is trying to get the Blue_true Apr 2020 #19

You're so right. No vision for our future except what they can take from us for their own gain. NoRoadUntravelled Apr 2020 #20

Same here malaise Apr 2020 #6

Yup. Hotels, Restaurants and Schools NoRoadUntravelled Apr 2020 #9

I watched one farmer on TV with loads of cucumbers, tomatoes and pineapples malaise Apr 2020 #10

Yes. Little went to waste. Society's so different now. NoRoadUntravelled Apr 2020 #12

Yes that's a beautiful image I'll have forever malaise Apr 2020 #14

Greed Marrah_Goodman Apr 2020 #8

There is no farmer BGBD Apr 2020 #13

Yes, I hear you. It's not the fault of the farmers. Understood that this is beyond their control. NoRoadUntravelled Apr 2020 #16

You forgot that every drop of milk they dispose is money they would otherwise earn Claustrum Apr 2020 #17

You are so right and I haven't forgotten. The farmers are being left no options and it's NoRoadUntravelled Apr 2020 #18

This - trump has screwed the farmers again and again. crickets Apr 2020 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Apr 2020 #22

Yes. My point exactly. NoRoadUntravelled Apr 2020 #23