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dawg day

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1. My very agricultural state went big for Trump-

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2019, 12:03 AM

Oct 2019

So far Trump has ruined a lot of farmers because of the China tariffs.
Now his Ag Secy is dooming on family farms.

And the farmers will probably vote for him next year. I don't get it.

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Perdue Suggests Small Farms Can't Survive [View all] applegrove Oct 2019 OP

My very agricultural state went big for Trump- dawg day Oct 2019 #1

They need to be informed. "3 Billboards" in each state and such. The noise machine is applegrove Oct 2019 #2

Here's some links on farmer woes: NCLefty Oct 2019 #7

Alas, that's probably true. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2019 #3

time for agrarian reform rampartc Oct 2019 #4

Years ago I heard an interview with a dairy farmer.... A HERETIC I AM Oct 2019 #5

Average herd size in Wisconsin is 140 cows so a herd of 200 is on the large side. Kaleva Oct 2019 #8

Interestingly, moondust Oct 2019 #6

A majority of the large "corporate" farms are family run enterprises. Kaleva Oct 2019 #9

This should dispel any myth about Washington being protective of small farms and no_hypocrisy Oct 2019 #10

+1 ck4829 Oct 2019 #12

K&R ck4829 Oct 2019 #11