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ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

Why Some Farmers Are Stuck Raising Crops That No Longer Thrive
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Some farmers keep growing in flood- and drought-prone fields because subsidies soften the losses, while federal programs meant to help them change course have been underfunded and mired in bureaucracy. Under Trump, those programs may weaken further.

https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-farming-soy-corn-flooding-subsidies-insurance?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Illinois#Farming#Agriculture#Flood#Drought#Climate

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Bill Seitz
@billseitz@toolsforthought.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago
@ProPublica Red County Plenty. #RedPlenty
http://webseitz.fluxent.com/wiki/RedPlenty
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Stargeezer Smith
@stargazersmith@social.linux.pizza replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago
@ProPublica
Of course. Trump isn't a builder. He's a destroyer.

Of course you already know that.

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Anonomouse13
@Anonomouse1981@mstdn.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago
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