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In reply to the discussion: My brother, an Iowa farmer WHO VOTED FOR BIDEN, [View all]NickB79
(19,224 posts)81. Those monocultures are what make meat so cheap here
I agree they're devastating for the environment, but as long as you're enjoying the fruits of it in the form of cheap meat raised on cheap corn and soy, you don't have much room to complain.
And God help any politician who tried to campaign on raising meat prices in America.
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Well, WE KNOW the truth and it's still got wiggle room to bring the brother around.
TigressDem
Nov 2021
#47
Iowa farmers didn't like the China tariffs Trump put in after voting for him +9% in 2016 so
ZonkerHarris
Nov 2021
#30
And yet he uses language like Biden needs to "wake up" that is associated with Fox talking points
ZonkerHarris
Nov 2021
#32
Not to worry. Iowa farmers, like coal miners, always get plenty of attention and assistance.
Scrivener7
Nov 2021
#37
An organic farmer or someone who's selling genetically modified Monsanto poison?
traitorsgalore
Nov 2021
#66