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riversedge

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1. 'One farmer noted it costs $1,300 to fill up a tractor, and roughly $100 an hour to operate one of those vehicles.'
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 08:31 PM
17 hrs ago


https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/president-trump-to-visit-wisconsin-friday

...........Farmers TMJ4 spoke with said input costs — things like fuel and fertilizer — are among their top concerns. One farmer noted it costs $1,300 to fill up a tractor, and roughly $100 an hour to operate one of those vehicles. Some farmers purchased fertilizer early, before the war started, but others are now worried about what those costs will look like if the conflict continues and they have to start buying for the rest of the year.

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'One farmer noted it costs $1,300 to fill up a tractor, and roughly $100 an hour to operate one of those vehicles.' riversedge 17 hrs ago #1
Did the orange blob say "that's peanuts"? louis-t 15 hrs ago #6
And there was much rejoicing BaronChocula 17 hrs ago #2
Then let them, it was disgusting watching them cheer for Trump. dem4decades 16 hrs ago #3
Remember, maga is a murder-suicide cult. ananda 4 hrs ago #16
That seems to sum it up BaronChocula 33 min ago #23
Note to farmers: Blue Owl 15 hrs ago #4
He's fucked them over and over louis-t 15 hrs ago #5
He could rape their children in the middle of 5th Avenue Miguelito Loveless 13 hrs ago #7
+1 dalton99a 4 hrs ago #18
In a humiliating moment, Trump cannot even remember the name of the Washington Monument. "and the Washington... you know riversedge 12 hrs ago #8
He'll rename it the Trump Spire dalton99a 4 hrs ago #19
Raw Story: Trump arrives late and unhappy to Wisconsin event -- and CNN reporter reveals why riversedge 12 hrs ago #9
Trump: "The military conflict -- I call it that because it's really not much of a war." Trump 39 minutes later: "I have riversedge 10 hrs ago #10
The event was supposed to be about agriculture BUT Trump raved like a lunitice about "Barack Husein Obama riversedge 9 hrs ago #11
Trump: "They came in and they said, 'affordability.' They made up the word." riversedge 9 hrs ago #12
Trump on the campaign trail in 2024: " I don't want to hear about affordability"............. riversedge 9 hrs ago #13
well, he thinks groceries is an "old-fashioned" word Skittles 8 hrs ago #15
Trump is so fucking ridiculous Skittles 8 hrs ago #14
No doubt billions of mooching farmer welfare handouts on the way Mysterian 4 hrs ago #17
"Trump visits Wisconsin farmers, promises relief from rising fuel and fertilizer costs" MLWR 4 hrs ago #20
Trump to farmers: You have a nice safe beautiful life. Your life is much better than my life. Your ear wasn't pierced. Y riversedge 4 hrs ago #21
Dump doesn't realize you can't fertilize farms with your own Bullshit mdbl 3 hrs ago #22
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