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A countryside scene in Torrey, Utah of a farm with irrigation running. It was a chilly morning so there was frost on the ground where the water was hitting the field of what looks like green grass. Two wooden barns add to the landscape along with a peak of some mountains in the background @fineartamerica 5-jennifer-white.pixels.com/fe
#buyintoart #photography #farmer #country #wallart

An Upstate New York #farmer is reeling from the increased cost of business amid President Donald Trump’s trade war with multiple countries.

Nicholas Gilbert, who tends 1,400 cows at his dairy farm in Potsdam, close to the Canada border, told The Atlantic that a recent order of #livestock feed cost him $2,200 extra due to tariffs. The feed came from Ontario, and he mistakenly believed his supplier at the Canadian mill would cover the difference.

#TheMadKing #tariffs 🐮

syracuse.com/state/2025/04/ups

syracuse · Upstate NY farmer shocked by Trump tariffs, mistakenly thought Canada would payBy Geoff Herbert | gherbert@syracuse.com

So, when the time comes, our #Farmer friends already have #Pitchforks!

With tractor parade, Maine farmers protest #USDA cuts that could leave many in debt

by Eesha Pendharkar
Wed, April 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM EDT

"Steve Sinisi of Old Crow Ranch in Durham was among dozens of farmers who paraded through the streets of Augusta on Wednesday on tractors bearing signs like 'Support Farmers, Not #Billionaires' and '#CompostTrump.'

"The more than 100 farmers and supporters were there to protest the millions of dollars in federal cuts to agricultural grants and programs and raise awareness about the impacts they would have on their farms and livelihoods."

yahoo.com/news/tractor-parade-

Yahoo News · With tractor parade, Maine farmers protest USDA cuts that could leave many in debtBy Eesha Pendharkar

#USDA cuts could cause long-term damage, reverse hard-won progress
For decades, #farmer John Burk has been working to improve #soil on his #farm, taking a few extra steps to make it more resilient and productive. His efforts have paid off. An added bonus: He needs less fertilizer
Trump considers these Yield-increasing steps—which include limiting tillage, planting soil-enriching cover crops or installing water chutes to control erosion—“far left #climate” activities.
arstechnica.com/science/2025/0

Ars Technica · USDA cuts could cause long-term damage, reverse hard-won progressBy Inside Climate News

A quotation from Swift

And he gave it for his opinion, that whosoever could make two ears of corn or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.

Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) English writer and churchman
Gulliver's Travels, Part 2 "Voyage to Brobdingnab," ch. 7 (1726)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/swift-jonathan/10901…

WIST Quotations · Gulliver's Travels, Part 2 "Voyage to Brobdingnab," ch. 7 (1726) - Swift, Jonathan | WIST QuotationsAnd he gave it for his opinion, that whosoever could make two ears of corn or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of…
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#Trump claimed that his #trade policy will be “great” for the American #farmer because they won’t have to compete w/foreign producers.

Actual #farmers point out that the #US #agriculture industry produces far more corn, soybeans, pork, chicken, cattle etc. than Americans could possibly consume. Farmers say they need foreign markets, but other countries impose #tariffs on their goods in #retaliation for Trump’s tariffs. That cuts them off from the foreign customers they need.

#riskmanagement Today #farmer in our household was able
To access #usda #pricedata to buy #insurance.

#price for #beefcattle being insured flat
#price to pay private insurance way up

This program replaced many years ago USDA crop #subsidy which created market distortions.

A price is listed daily 430pm

Must call ins agent to bind coverage before 830am next day

Unsubsidized price is 50% ish higher than with #usda paying some of the premium to private for-profit insurers.
#HowStuffWorks