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Cirsium

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72. Mostly still family farms

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 06:52 PM

Oct 2025

95% of the farms in the US are small family farms.

https://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/2025/08-19-2025.php

Look at this crap defacing the USDA website:

"The Radical Left Democrats shutdown the government. This government website will not be updated during the funding lapse for mission critical functions. President Trump has made it clear he wants to keep the government open and support those who feed, fuel, and clothe the American people."

F*ck Trump.

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"Nobody to pick them"... Florida farmers plow their tomatoes under. [View all] allegorical oracle Oct 2025 OP

Farmers getting what they voted for Johonny Oct 2025 #1

Not true Cirsium Oct 2025 #36

Nothing you said negates the statement. Shoeless Louis Oct 2025 #52

Of course it does Cirsium Oct 2025 #57

False, farmers and voted for the stupid and got it uponit7771 Oct 2025 #84

I'll tell you what is stupid Cirsium Oct 2025 #85

False, "The Republicans take care of the owners". ... MAGA takes care of big farm corps uponit7771 Oct 2025 #86

Of course! Cirsium Oct 2025 #88

You are agreeing with the comment you said was not true/. Irish_Dem Oct 2025 #65

OK Cirsium Oct 2025 #73

Sooo, true ...they voted for the stupid uponit7771 Oct 2025 #83

We really do need better Public Education. Kid Berwyn Oct 2025 #2

Exactly. Get out there, Farmer Bill, and pick your own goddamned produce! Aristus Oct 2025 #3

How many of the "farms" are owned by corporations today, slightlv Oct 2025 #67

Mostly still family farms Cirsium Oct 2025 #72

Yippers, F*ck trump! slightlv Oct 2025 #74

I give Cirsium Oct 2025 #77

Owners Cirsium Oct 2025 #38

some do North Coast Lawyer Oct 2025 #51

There is a lot more to it than that Cirsium Oct 2025 #59

You don't hear the Amish crybagging about not being able to bring the crops in. They help each other. Hotler Oct 2025 #4

If they Rebl2 Oct 2025 #9

Money motivates MAGAs more than most. BadgerMom Oct 2025 #30

The Russians used to do it. Harvest season was a national priority. ChicagoTeamster Oct 2025 #15

You're right they would use the army. Duncanpup Oct 2025 #28

It's more fun to troll "owning the libs" on social media all day long. Justice matters. Oct 2025 #66

If King Don gives them a bailout will they continue to vote Republican? Diamond_Dog Oct 2025 #5

They won't stop because "it's all Obama's fault". Or some such nonsense. Wonder Why Oct 2025 #7

Maybe they can use that in bankruptcy court? Doubt it will fly. paleotn Oct 2025 #14

Even without a bailout they will vote Republican RainCaster Oct 2025 #8

If they keep going bankrupt and committing suicide... littlemissmartypants Oct 2025 #19

Thanks for that Cirsium Oct 2025 #42

Slanderous Cirsium Oct 2025 #39

I disagree RainCaster Oct 2025 #75

Bash away then Cirsium Oct 2025 #78

You missed the point of his/her post. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2025 #76

Right Cirsium Oct 2025 #79

A bailout? Ag isn't a one growing season gig. paleotn Oct 2025 #13

Always true Cirsium Oct 2025 #48

Of course they will continue to vote Republican popsdenver Oct 2025 #64

Sickening the destruction Trump is wreaking across this land. True evil afoot Blues Heron Oct 2025 #6

Get ready to feel it on the grocery shelves. paleotn Oct 2025 #10

It's all the migrant's fault. It was their plan all along. Buddyzbuddy Oct 2025 #11

ICE can pick tomatoes, they'd be doing something useful. CaptainTruth Oct 2025 #12

Or DeSantis can send the Florida National Guard to do it. GoodRaisin Oct 2025 #63

Big duh there Floridian farmers. travelingthrulife Oct 2025 #16

When people pay $2 for a tomato they can't blame President Biden ! kimbutgar Oct 2025 #17

A tiny, bug eaten, bland tasting one. If you're able to find one that's littlemissmartypants Oct 2025 #21

Surely Trump will send in the National Guard to pick 'em! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Oct 2025 #18

I predict a stock market crash. Emile Oct 2025 #20

You're not wrong, emile. A crash is definitely in the cards. The question is when. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 2025 #22

There is a real irony in that it even costs money to destroy your unpicked crop. flashman13 Oct 2025 #23

So why don't they them into u-pick farms? mwmisses4289 Oct 2025 #24

A group of Hispanics in my area got together and purchased an old farm. The allegorical oracle Oct 2025 #33

dang 3auld6phart Oct 2025 #25

Oh well JustAnotherGen Oct 2025 #26

How about put some incarcerated folk out in the fields to pick produce? BattleRow Oct 2025 #27

What Is Indentured Servitude? taxi Oct 2025 #32

Well,pay them a small salary for their efforts.. BattleRow Oct 2025 #37

And who do you suggest pay them? taxi Oct 2025 #40

It would depend on the type of facility.. BattleRow Oct 2025 #43

I have a problem with it. Let me break it down. taxi Oct 2025 #44

Check out Angola state Prison in Louisiana. BattleRow Oct 2025 #46

Migrant workers migrate to work seasonal crops and harvests. This isn't a solution. taxi Oct 2025 #49

I've never understood anyone who votes against their own self interest. BattleRow Oct 2025 #50

Yup. A great deal of effort goes into steering public opinion. taxi Oct 2025 #54

Bum"steering "with tons of B.S. BattleRow Oct 2025 #62

The 13th Amendment gives it its blessing. cloudbase Oct 2025 #56

That is true. taxi Oct 2025 #60

Give them away then Quanta Oct 2025 #29

And if they had to do it all over again, their vote wouldn't change awesomerwb1 Oct 2025 #31

Hire Able-Bodied Americans Deep State Witch Oct 2025 #34

Currently US society is often not geared towards physical fitness nitpicked Oct 2025 #80

I was being sarcastic Deep State Witch Oct 2025 #82

Don't just talk, SCREAM God Damnit! Exp Oct 2025 #35

There are 200, give or take, Nazipublican congresscritters who don't seem to have anything to do. nt Buns_of_Fire Oct 2025 #41

"Why is my pizza so expensive?" progressoid Oct 2025 #45

Cuban Exiles are in general big MAGATs, do they use lots of tomatoes in their recipes? UTUSN Oct 2025 #47

Trump should mobilize the National Guard to go pick the crops if he wants a national emergency to deal with Walleye Oct 2025 #53

What in the hell did Florida Farmers expect to happen? ProudMNDemocrat Oct 2025 #55

Send in the National Guard Raven123 Oct 2025 #58

Republicans are screwing America royally Champp Oct 2025 #61

MaddowBlog-Trump administration eyes higher food prices as a result of the immigration crackdown LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2025 #68

We told you not to vote for him, but you didn't listen to us! Initech Oct 2025 #69

No Food Banks Were Called? BidenRocks Oct 2025 #70

FAFOed. Call me when we're "great again." B.See Oct 2025 #71

Time to bring back gleaning JCMach1 Oct 2025 #81

Goldman Sachs exposes trump's huge lie that foreign countries are paying his tariffs and not US consumers LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2025 #87