2026-03-19T03:57:38Z https://yabu.me Sarah Taber https://yabu.me/npub17v8t2z4nh9arvym5wj9hcgcke9qqzvppach4xk4wjax0sj2e8cjs98nhln https://files.mastodon.online/accounts/avatars/109/285/817/114/807/253/original/dfdc79d0df08ae0f.png https://files.mastodon.online/accounts/avatars/109/285/817/114/807/253/original/dfdc79d0df08ae0f.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswerge86n2dc4ch0767xld2wpxz955022lmawldxpdckxr3d6dd2gzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2ryzxgt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfevfpwxcjxn6lywy959eujsquwd9hyjq3v8f7t06urga72vgylrcxhnzhn'>nevent1q…nzhn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>literally took a break from hauling manure to make this video about how the fertilizer crisis is<br/><br/>um<br/><br/>not real<br/><br/>This is where fertilizer prices are at. Lower than they were for most of 2025.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/233/563/100/122/906/original/fa79a29f583df620.png"> <br/> 2026-03-15T14:04:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfevfpwxcjxn6lywy959eujsquwd9hyjq3v8f7t06urga72vgylrczyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz28d63m7 Did a quick video on how the &#34;oh no fertilizer&#34; headlines are clickbait.<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/13gQAt7OzxE">https://youtu.be/13gQAt7OzxE</a> 2026-03-15T14:03:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvnljz6pal4vtez8wy38hgnp49n8w3gsa4te4q9u7ur2kumrvx0uczyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz272vdn3 was getting irrigation equipment for the year &amp; just came across this absolute beaut<br/><br/><a href="https://www.dripdepot.com/drain-blaster-cleaning-nozzle">https://www.dripdepot.com/drain-blaster-cleaning-nozzle</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/194/556/937/990/252/original/ce2877d8119dbe69.png"> <br/> 2026-03-08T16:44:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstkwx683w68m46rnczg8n4nuq4v7hnc5f2feckev45ndp5vthk5uczyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2tcd869 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst5dz3wwkpv9t7kqczsregl2sh982ur88kr9kq5legr03jnvr8mlcpwdc2c'>nevent1q…dc2c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the wat 2026-03-03T04:39:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd9mhpq6hvthl0vyl6n4vravn6farqdyt2jcuj3tts5yujc46kwrgzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2euz92s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvprhjjlx643rsvzm7sxj2khzey9jscn7phrgzv5autzhx9puxl3gs9fxuz'>nevent1q…fxuz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>summer is coming<br/><br/>::internal screaming intensifies:: 2026-03-03T03:32:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvprhjjlx643rsvzm7sxj2khzey9jscn7phrgzv5autzhx9puxl3gzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz27gllxk &#34;Working with the seasons must be amazing, what&#39;s it like being a farmer in spring?&#34;<br/><br/>had a dream last night that a lion &amp; her 4 cubs moved into my house. at first it was fine because they were hungry &amp; tired &amp; just slept all the time<br/><br/>but then they started getting better &amp; that was a Problem 2026-03-03T03:31:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx3ukqjvednzndsj3cr9e4x0g4lnw5n9r5avv030ll4qgj44dategzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2wvgyyn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp7uc27sq5yj4fk85r520jwq3w6g9qahs45t2xktqxgyq3qrp37usj9uj2x'>nevent1q…uj2x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The original post is about how the raspberry varieties I already have are doing fine....<br/><br/>In any case, there aren&#39;t GM raspberries as far as I&#39;m aware. GM fruit in general is pretty rare.<br/><br/>Genetic modification expensive to do &amp; even more expensive to do regulatory compliance for. So the only crops that get it are bulk commodities like corn that get planted on millions of acres every year. 2026-02-28T03:40:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy2c5prfs50p3q42rzy4wklvl06ktt2xytvjnkk3msh05jk96kxeczyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2zdaqhr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgre0atft2dr8jxm2t4ph4c35vqdn9yzg2uhg7g4l0psqdl6ngjyqq5y30h'>nevent1q…y30h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Nah they mean &#34;do not attempt to farm them, here they&#39;ll just die from the heat&#34;<br/><br/>which. has not been my experience 2026-02-28T01:09:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs86gc5mh0uk0j74qky650af5fznzh6lvd8euy9550mpctg3mvuuqqzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2uc6v5p Raspberry time: I wanted to plant some more, so I looked up recommended varieties for North Carolina<br/><br/>only to find the official recommendation for raspberries in this part of the South is &#34;DO NOT ATTEMPT.&#34;<br/><br/>Turns out I&#39;ve been growing raspberries in defiance of natural law this whole time 🤷‍♀️<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/145/542/276/032/722/original/2e75f3443682f6c5.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/145/543/661/242/171/original/c27dd79356ecdcbf.png"> <br/> 2026-02-28T00:59:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd569ls05aed4h69p6tv4v7ng8kalkm4s9nq0hrkdfumqf5asy4dqzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2up848y It is a good day to farm<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/116/424/813/465/533/original/25eecd220b2ec58c.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-22T21:34:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9u3fkref5qpc6d39slp7nsjp245k42sh8huja3ejrkugx7ufdzmgzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2kzttg6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp95x206525cetq5kufur0f7qweedrp55xends4nn0fjdhgypk67qz9gw9f'>nevent1q…gw9f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This video also gets into a wild habit I see people do:<br/><br/>When billionaires &amp; their nepo babies wreck the laws, space, cars, social media, etc, we know how to get mad about it.<br/><br/>But when they mess up at raising food... people make excuses for them? &#34;Oh farming is so hard, they couldn&#39;t have known.&#34;<br/><br/>...why are we doing this. 2026-02-22T15:10:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp95x206525cetq5kufur0f7qweedrp55xends4nn0fjdhgypk67qzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz275f504 Ballerina Farm&#39;s back in the news, for raw milk problems this time.<br/><br/>The reporting has been a little sparse on details with exactly what happened. So since I have some professional food safety experience, I went through the reporting to fill in some of the blanks. <br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/mdOyeNCkC0I">https://youtu.be/mdOyeNCkC0I</a> 2026-02-22T15:09:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswwdq0p0r2mjtrzpsjx4au38a36qwfhwcgh4sjzx2wccry256n0eczyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz24v29pq Thanks to everyone who said &#34;You should watch The Expanse,&#34; this stuff is evergreen<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/099/948/801/799/745/original/c19ef31334cef387.jpg"> <br/> 2026-02-19T23:44:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp94nfq8kyydrqf8jv5860yxfalx6awdaumg9cx0038ckz2vmstwqzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2s7vpd2 We got a town/county hearing for an AI data center that wants to get built around here<br/><br/>What should I ask them 2026-01-28T19:04:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg32ezda0u8h0dczg6vhgy3sjtkfhj94rkpuf9ndqrc0w62dv7tpgzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz227mhr7 They lost Joe Scarborough<br/><br/>They lost the WSJ opinion page <br/><br/><a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/time-for-ice-to-pause-in-minneapolis-e9ecf097">https://www.wsj.com/opinion/time-for-ice-to-pause-in-minneapolis-e9ecf097</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/958/867/706/372/950/original/9527c456f4c3be1e.png"> <br/> 2026-01-26T01:45:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsds62tn6r4z5sr898rvs9d08ae2wfte895jnv8qjt26z29z4xlyqgzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2huy28t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy7263rthtqcv63d3mvtl2lwdpfqfc6cuclcdj99l0w9gp4ug89gq9k7wu2'>nevent1q…7wu2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>(Hank Green nailed what was going on here. AND the thing that made the churro explode is called case hardening, and it shows up in a lot of other places. So I wanted to talk about it!) 2025-12-07T18:42:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy7263rthtqcv63d3mvtl2lwdpfqfc6cuclcdj99l0w9gp4ug89gqzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz25tpnaf There was this exploding churro video going around a while back. It had some weird food science stuff going on in it that I don&#39;t think anyone has talked about yet, so here it is!<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/MtrphWCLjK4">https://youtu.be/MtrphWCLjK4</a> 2025-12-07T18:41:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxe6zr64ens6caqz3z9j0cfjctv7nhhdf6wt0laam5qydytvhsl3szyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2k9pz4f RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@tomhead/115659063277687683">https://mastodon.social/@tomhead/115659063277687683</a><br/><br/>Yep this exactly. Like, this is the whole problem with ~rural reporting.~ <br/><br/>People like to get up in arms about stories about this because we get to show everyone how much!! we really care!! about rural areas!! <br/><br/>But the only way most people actually click to read about &#34;rural problems&#34; is when it&#39;s their own pet peeve dressed up in a cowboy hat.<br/><br/>So to sell a story on rural corruption, you have to make it about Amazon.<br/><br/>And then nobody notices the rural corruption part.<br/>nostr:note1zpuvmwknkjlxk884y8umlmjkmlxcufv3e423mgxyy3fdpljw7rqsj5ttej<br/> 2025-12-04T16:53:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrkgf9xxw9e6meznmcr343826g3wg9353jjg922gak5kr70n2zl0czyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz266zvlc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspy6hx5dnpav4863ev99ju28qdf7wc9ryksccqg76gt29um04yhngdlrqq6'>nevent1q…rqq6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Just gonna leave it here for now: I really wish someone. anyone. had read the article before firing off their hot takes.<br/><br/>Everyone thinks they&#39;re &#34;standing up for rural areas&#34; and they&#39;re just simping for giant dairies. Let&#39;s stop being this gullible guys 🤠 2025-12-04T02:57:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspy6hx5dnpav4863ev99ju28qdf7wc9ryksccqg76gt29um04yhngzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2qw2zf2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfqjh4gtmw9ka5cddjnguhhlzfuz4tlgr3q4cdwch2jz7lzynxq8sy7d242'>nevent1q…d242</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Now that all the chickens are coming home to roost &amp; lawsuits are starting to fly, the ag players are *blaming* Amazon. <br/><br/>In the hopes that Amazon will have to pay out for those lawsuits instead of them.<br/><br/>And they can keep on doing what they&#39;ve always been doing! Keep polluting the water!<br/><br/>The Amazon data centers could shut down tomorrow, and nothing would get better for this place! 2025-12-04T02:55:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfqjh4gtmw9ka5cddjnguhhlzfuz4tlgr3q4cdwch2jz7lzynxq8szyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2fvee24 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvqk8ew36nh7xrxwpnkpdth63qlkq8jrf2g3k26t5w28z86p72chsvxafdn'>nevent1q…afdn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s late &amp; I&#39;m not doing a full dive on it rn but wow. I am really, really disappointed with the response to the article.<br/><br/>RS laid out the whole story. In detail. Local ag interests been tearing up the county&#39;s water supply for 30+ years. 2025-12-04T02:55:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvqk8ew36nh7xrxwpnkpdth63qlkq8jrf2g3k26t5w28z86p72chszyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2pp47yr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9ghy30jk55u96d5e7fje6f2zw3u5gtacmudvp2hal9grrqmwcl5gcq4ut5'>nevent1q…4ut5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is one of the clearest, best-documented cases of &#34;corrupt local leaders sell off public natural resources for personal gain&#34; that you&#39;ll ever see printed in the news.<br/><br/>And somehow the wags on social media just... missed that part? 2025-12-04T02:54:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ghy30jk55u96d5e7fje6f2zw3u5gtacmudvp2hal9grrqmwcl5gzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2srutum In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvrd9zka6mpfpseva022458cp3srf7c4dzd2nanfh2wlvgj626tyswrtfxs'>nevent1q…tfxs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Listen I&#39;m boycotting Amazon like everyone else<br/><br/>But that county has multiple megadairies &amp; a history of manure spills. A few minutes of searching pulled up one dairy with 28,000 cows, another with 70,000 cows.<br/><br/>Respectfully, how does anyone think *Amazon* is the reason their water is a mess? 2025-12-04T02:54:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvrd9zka6mpfpseva022458cp3srf7c4dzd2nanfh2wlvgj626tyszyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2mrepfr Rolling Stone: clearly documents a 30+ year long con job. A rural county&#39;s own leadership lined their pockets by helping ag interests destroy the water supply.<br/><br/>Everyone who read the article apparently??: Amazon data centers did this in 2011<br/><br/><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/data-center-water-pollution-amazon-oregon-1235466613/">https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/data-center-water-pollution-amazon-oregon-1235466613/</a> 2025-12-04T02:54:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspcxpwhmdmdm8k0h8tv0mhrcgn602gqelpeja220jhdhh0m6nqq0gzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2tx3gfw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqlwlhgkgulvs5y9k8mjtnr265w423hqhmdacsu5hp8xdvjcegjlqmku346'>nevent1q…u346</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It wasn&#39;t even the soybeans that had the problem.<br/><br/>The cargo ships that carried the soybeans had OTHER cargo holds with wheat in them. The wheat had pesticide levels that were too high.<br/><br/>So the grain terminals that filled those ships have to clean up before their shipments can be accepted in China. 2025-12-01T20:03:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqlwlhgkgulvs5y9k8mjtnr265w423hqhmdacsu5hp8xdvjcegjlqzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2snxfzz If you&#39;re seeing headlines about how China is &#34;switching back to US soybeans&#34; after Brazil&#39;s turned out to be contaminated<br/><br/>LOL no. It&#39;s like 5 facilities and 69K tons of soybeans.<br/><br/>Out of ~2,000 facilities and ~100M tons of beans shipped from Brazil to china.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thepoultrysite.com/news/2025/11/china-bans-five-brazilian-soy-exporters-after-cargo-issue">https://www.thepoultrysite.com/news/2025/11/china-bans-five-brazilian-soy-exporters-after-cargo-issue</a> 2025-12-01T20:03:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy7gykx4yzz89jtgjyf3k2vznvavmk6lqemsate7ufagpj9tw943gzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2mvl243 If you&#39;ve heard about RFK Jr&#39;s &#34;wellness farms,&#34; have I got a story for you.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve worked on farms where most of the crew were put there as rehabilitation for various issues.<br/><br/>So I&#39;d love to tell you all the various ways those farms made us all worse! <br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/pDNoVqiGb_c">https://youtu.be/pDNoVqiGb_c</a> 2025-11-24T00:31:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstuapk7cqnps2t9xg8kkstld04jystywyjj08vjt3f57hx9aplsxszyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2za2ywk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0fy2qqy5epltff62n7j8pzf5gptx9kj3dg68zsnj89ytxuj8mjzc70w4ny'>nevent1q…w4ny</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No? There are only ~1.2M police personnel in the US. Compared to ~2M farm workers.<br/><br/>Source for police numbers: <a href="https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/census-state-and-local-law-enforcement-agencies-2018-statistical-tables">https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/census-state-and-local-law-enforcement-agencies-2018-statistical-tables</a> 2025-11-17T04:15:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2xum5tf0mfml4g88dh6ednknfycezmd3hxuk9zymlv2pwmjztydszyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz29rq7ew In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg8833s7jf80l97k5qu5jptv0z2c32ylfwvz57rlymkrsawrfgg7gr7efmv'>nevent1q…efmv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you found yourself in this list: Congrats, there are more farm workers than there are people who have your job!<br/><br/>Farm work is a huge part of our economy. And Americans DO do those jobs.<br/><br/>When people insist we don&#39;t, they&#39;re doing it for a reason. They just don&#39;t want to pay a US living wage. 2025-11-16T15:33:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg8833s7jf80l97k5qu5jptv0z2c32ylfwvz57rlymkrsawrfgg7gzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2ngwa90 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs927mq6fq8je5pmm4ezxnska3yyhq3npeqjexu49ypjf0t7fvn3mgm46f4e'>nevent1q…6f4e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>-building inspectors<br/>-butchers<br/>-librarians<br/>-phlebotomists<br/>-aircraft maintenance techs<br/>-social workers <br/>-parking attendants<br/>-wastewater treatment plant operators<br/>-dentists<br/>-drywall &amp; ceiling tile installers<br/>-pest control techs<br/>-airline pilots 2025-11-16T15:33:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs927mq6fq8je5pmm4ezxnska3yyhq3npeqjexu49ypjf0t7fvn3mgzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2jktvsj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdnv560lewzq00vkryhypnnnl9n709t7thnpg4r7pc874nmquq4mchszt78'>nevent1q…zt78</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>-taxi drivers<br/>-dry cleaning workers<br/>-chefs &amp; head cooks<br/>-mani-pedi nail techs<br/>-EMTs<br/>-court clerks<br/>-massage therapists<br/>-musicians &amp; singers<br/>-bill collectors<br/>-roofers<br/>-bus drivers<br/>-short order cooks<br/>-facilities management guys<br/>-lifeguards &amp; ski patrollers<br/>-garbage collectors (including recycling) 2025-11-16T15:32:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdnv560lewzq00vkryhypnnnl9n709t7thnpg4r7pc874nmquq4mczyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2wzjnzz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8x5086uyuhn30edcy0wnwq0zcuhkl573p4fyn9swg4wju7zfhgnqsyl4wv'>nevent1q…l4wv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>-HVAC techs<br/>-investment analysts<br/>-bank tellers<br/>-firefighters<br/>-mail carriers<br/>-sports coaches &amp; scouts<br/>-sales reps<br/>-engineers<br/>-clergy<br/>-physical therapists<br/>-graphic designers<br/>-insurance claims handlers<br/>-bakers<br/>-radiology techs<br/>-data scientists<br/>-IT admins<br/>-HR managers<br/>-masons &amp; concrete installers 2025-11-16T15:32:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8x5086uyuhn30edcy0wnwq0zcuhkl573p4fyn9swg4wju7zfhgnqzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz23atkzd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgetcfx0c2eku7jpkdfkglr4qvm9mqf4anepaypuq73hgk3sgms7svec2ln'>nevent1q…c2ln</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>-insurance agents<br/>-pharmacists &amp; pharmacy techs<br/>-real estate agents<br/>-welders<br/><br/>-Farmers- there are 836,100 people in the US whose main job is running a farm. (And in the DOL stats, &#34;farmers, ranchers, &amp; other agricultural managers&#34; are &#34;management.&#34; Nice to see DOL understood the assignment.)<br/><br/>-animal caretakers, non-farm<br/>-school bus drivers<br/>-dental assistants<br/>-correctional officers 2025-11-16T15:32:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgetcfx0c2eku7jpkdfkglr4qvm9mqf4anepaypuq73hgk3sgms7szyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2m68cv8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspvw657a6kr28cke9jurlh7t8esvea573s9dcysvkruxmyud9gtvqd5a0r5'>nevent1q…a0r5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We just don&#39;t realize HOW MUCH of our economy is farms &amp; farm workers- because they&#39;re &#34;out of sight, out of mind.&#34;<br/><br/>So for context, here are some jobs that hire fewer people than farm work!<br/><br/>-secretaries<br/>-software developers<br/>-factory workers<br/>-restaurant cooks<br/>-construction workers<br/>-elementary school teachers<br/>-security guards<br/>-restaurant managers<br/>-day care workers<br/>-carpenters<br/>-lawyers<br/>-electricians<br/>-car repair guys<br/>-bartenders<br/>-police officers<br/>-fast food cooks<br/>--IT managers<br/>-nurses<br/>-hairdressers 2025-11-16T15:31:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspvw657a6kr28cke9jurlh7t8esvea573s9dcysvkruxmyud9gtvqzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2tfm3jd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0lj968e554gnkp27a82r27kugsh5m9xmcqf7vsualjthk9ql8c5qmgazna'>nevent1q…azna</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;That&#39;s not a big deal, how many people actually work on farms anyway?&#34;<br/><br/>About 2 million! Just hired hands, not including people who live on &amp; own family farms!<br/><br/>The US also has about 2 million waiters/waitresses and about 2 million truck drivers. 2025-11-16T15:31:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0lj968e554gnkp27a82r27kugsh5m9xmcqf7vsualjthk9ql8c5qzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2d2r55e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx3u6tv4tcg7vefl9x4hex2f8tmd3ssqp0z6ct6malqdyf0rxkt6qld4y9p'>nevent1q…4y9p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The surge in hiring H2A workers isn&#39;t just about &#34;getting away from undocumented labor.&#34; It&#39;s also about replacing US workers.<br/><br/>Since its inception, H2A has had a high minimum wage- precisely to prevent competition with US workers.<br/><br/>And that&#39;s what Trump just got rid of. 2025-11-16T15:31:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx3u6tv4tcg7vefl9x4hex2f8tmd3ssqp0z6ct6malqdyf0rxkt6qzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz24d2ytz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswqtupm0mwtvge205kwmjawtqan63zyzvn7vxe4rd8ua5vj8dzehsfc4vj9'>nevent1q…4vj9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Trump administration DOES cave to pressure. Especially when &#34;here&#39;s how this hurts US workers&#34; can be brought to bear.<br/><br/>The logic behind cutting the H2A minimum wage was &#34;Farmers can&#39;t afford to pay it.&#34;<br/><br/>If that were true, H2A hiring wouldn&#39;t be exploding like this.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/560/090/197/040/723/original/fd51221942cae5fb.png"> <br/> 2025-11-16T15:30:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswqtupm0mwtvge205kwmjawtqan63zyzvn7vxe4rd8ua5vj8dzehszyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2ny5xd7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfjzljr2t4pwgtwfws06uextqr5cup8kezchhy7xdfyv7y6rekl9gwh7m5h'>nevent1q…7m5h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here&#39;s where you can tell the DOL &#34;Hey, don&#39;t cut the minimum wage for H2A farm workers. It&#39;s there TO PROTECT AMERICAN FARM WORKERS.&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;American farm workers?&#34;<br/><br/>Yeah! 30-50% of US farm workers are US citizens! Another ~20% are green card holders.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/02/2025-19365/adverse-effect-wage-rate-methodology-for-the-temporary-employment-of-h-2a-nonimmigrants-in-non-range">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/02/2025-19365/adverse-effect-wage-rate-methodology-for-the-temporary-employment-of-h-2a-nonimmigrants-in-non-range</a> 2025-11-16T15:30:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfjzljr2t4pwgtwfws06uextqr5cup8kezchhy7xdfyv7y6rekl9gzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2v2u00a Trump just cut farm workers&#39; wages $1-3/hr, and there IS something we can do about it.<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/AnCJfhLxk_c">https://youtu.be/AnCJfhLxk_c</a> 2025-11-16T15:29:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrmylr6vul8mys5zdlvgssf6sl7q4qthkgm0up4zxp50acnrzz5sgzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2snt6du In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs24yh639k0zy5gh798qah4qcxjgy4s052526rslct304kgzqy9r4c9g2l2k'>nevent1q…2l2k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There&#39;s a saying: &#34;English farmers visit their fields, German farmers spend all day in their fields, Dutch farmers sleep in their fields.&#34;<br/><br/>The success of a farm sector has a LOT to do with the diligence of the people running the operations. Anytime you have a farm sector dominated by wealthy folks who don&#39;t really need to make a living (70% of the UK&#39;s land is owned by ~1% of the population), they&#39;ll spend a lot more time complaining about the weather than they do hustling. 2025-11-14T18:29:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs24yh639k0zy5gh798qah4qcxjgy4s052526rslct304kgzqy9r4czyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2wrme6j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswzzdylq56fqcu2dajw2rlwah5phxtmmnyxfz86ckptzsr8qpyc6swn05vp'>nevent1q…05vp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So as someone who works on farms currently.... I don&#39;t think Clarkson&#39;s Farm (or UK agriculture in general) is a useful window into the labor &amp; risk of farming at all.<br/><br/>It&#39;s all constant complaints about how the weather, soil, urbanization, etc conspire to make farming impossible! And that&#39;s why the UK has to import so much food!<br/><br/>Much those food imports come from the Netherlands.... right across the North Sea.... with the same weather and soil and MUCH more urbanization. 2025-11-14T18:24:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspsapqxyg6hn09vj7mf3sjrc5h2av8lhtuccwm424qhyrppyzysnczyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz29emxl2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxuyp8eq4xkrgv3ef4e4y0fkpax36ujqfrqjg0svgn98p425f9aesmwn0jk'>nevent1q…n0jk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>alternate thumbnail<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/549/371/139/757/045/original/5dd5143e7312736e.png"> <br/> 2025-11-14T18:04:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxuyp8eq4xkrgv3ef4e4y0fkpax36ujqfrqjg0svgn98p425f9aeszyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2w3pwwl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsthsmgftc7nyzeve469ynr6d9u3axly2r6frzx6f9wuu8zt20j90c77k755'>nevent1q…k755</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The fun thing about Clarkson&#39;s Farm is everyone knows this show has a very clear take-away message!<br/><br/>But people have WILDLY different opinions on what that message is. 2025-11-14T18:01:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsthsmgftc7nyzeve469ynr6d9u3axly2r6frzx6f9wuu8zt20j90czyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz22z7awn I finally started watching Clarkson&#39;s Farm<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/TrF1w7JalOo">https://youtu.be/TrF1w7JalOo</a> 2025-11-14T18:01:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstscs6ppcmc2pxvdejk4ca6qwe6g08apdzpm7tlekv965y7cnnwhqzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz20jfj6e you know what&#39;s fun? the growing realization that a lot of Americans have no idea what rabies is<br/><br/>Old Yeller was necessary trauma it turns out : / 2025-11-08T05:30:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8kpc23q4v2lugeld3suml3gpdzqw3dlhr0u5pqxd2jl6e8z5tqyczyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2g4n65g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgs9kzzv0jxdmw4mpzv3ljqnuu7n88exhrgu34fnf0nwf7j2y9eqsa4mxtk'>nevent1q…mxtk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Again: heirloom cultivars are great.<br/><br/>But most of the genetic diversity in this world just isn&#39;t in domesticated plants &amp; livestock- no matter how old or rare the varieties are. If we&#39;re really interested in preserving genetic diversity, we should be talking about about preserving *wild populations* at least as much as heirloom crops &amp; livestock.<br/><br/>So weird that your quote-posts are turned off, I wonder why 2025-11-07T21:14:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgs9kzzv0jxdmw4mpzv3ljqnuu7n88exhrgu34fnf0nwf7j2y9eqszyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2zaaspz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2cwwafaqlt72xef9cpgyxkmnf7cahpzsnrlgfdtu0txfksahj4as8wdmk8'>nevent1q…dmk8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hi there! I&#39;m a crop scientist who did did a postdoc in plant breeding &amp; genetics. I am FULLY aware of the need for a diverse genetic basis for crops.<br/><br/>That&#39;s often better served by preserving *wild* plants. Keeping wild areas where wild relatives of crop varieties can thrive.<br/><br/>Heirloom crops are still just a tiny sliver of the full genetic diversity out there.<br/><br/>&#34;We need heirloom fruit!&#34; is… well, often more of a sales pitch for weird fruit than a real contribution to genetic diversity.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/510/458/141/771/842/original/e4dda23665f7d833.png"> <br/> 2025-11-07T21:10:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9dk5h06tqc2u437v9lhur9dzfvg2hg98jlut4wgmmnd4jtlvxhuczyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2st35u8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswrxc9ha7qww9dyum7npse74539yqzc3p2rs2q242cy34elr280fqzcd0lr'>nevent1q…d0lr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hi Simon! I did a postdoc in plant breeding &amp; genetics. I am FULLY aware of the need for a diverse genetic basis for crops.<br/><br/>Honestly, that&#39;s often better served by preserving *wild* plants. Keeping wild areas where wild relatives of crop varieties can thrive.<br/><br/>Heirloom crops are still just a tiny sliver of the full genetic diversity out there.<br/><br/>&#34;We need heirloom fruit!&#34; is uh… often more of a sales pitch for weird fruit than a real contribution to genetic diversity. 2025-11-07T21:07:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2cwwafaqlt72xef9cpgyxkmnf7cahpzsnrlgfdtu0txfksahj4aszyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz26gyrqc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg95x996psnf5k06c8mnnzrmc2k4z66rceqpmnu9566ua0a4wmzyc57jdnf'>nevent1q…jdnf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>don&#39;t get me wrong heirloom cultivars are great!<br/><br/>but anyone who says they were abandoned for &#34;no reason&#34; is trippin and we should say it 2025-11-07T20:35:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg95x996psnf5k06c8mnnzrmc2k4z66rceqpmnu9566ua0a4wmzyczyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2as8dpm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9k8en6uctjzqqxrh8ytphp6xnxg7cxv50yq0q3jy05mntzyv9ggcgc435t'>nevent1q…435t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do be warned that a lot of older apple varieties either 1) need to be eaten within a few days before they turn into styrofoam and/or mush, or 2) must be stored in a cold humid cellar for months to soften up enough to bite.<br/><br/>And those are the ones that DON&#39;T have to be turned into cider to be edible. 2025-11-07T20:35:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9k8en6uctjzqqxrh8ytphp6xnxg7cxv50yq0q3jy05mntzyv9ggczyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2qdpesn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvw7nn5877cx02cesp9t435ch20rcwc9a97ljwru2zatzw6up964gh5all8'>nevent1q…all8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Cherokee &amp; other nations probably had a hand in that. Chestnuts were a staple food before contact, so they did a lot of forestry. New Euro fruit trees fit really well into that approach to food &amp; land management.<br/><br/>The Cherokee did a lot of work to adapt peaches to the southeast&#39;s weather. IIRC some of those cultivars were the parents of modern southeastern peaches, so they&#39;re still the foundation of orcharding in the Southeast.<br/><br/>Wouldn&#39;t be surprised if that were true for apples as well. 2025-11-07T20:34:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvw7nn5877cx02cesp9t435ch20rcwc9a97ljwru2zatzw6up964gzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2zkvaxx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvve64pvtzug8gqjy872jkdyc8y4ln5enupnzuu82qv56myydtqpslral4h'>nevent1q…al4h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>BUT: all 3 of those apples are grown in traditional apple regions out west or in the upper Midwest. Not the South.<br/><br/>If you&#39;re up in southern apple country (like the mountains in NC/WV)... dealer&#39;s choice!<br/><br/>There are a looooot of weird old apple varieties up there. Winesaps, Limbertwigs etc. 2025-11-07T20:33:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvve64pvtzug8gqjy872jkdyc8y4ln5enupnzuu82qv56myydtqpszyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2pygccn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8r5tlmwhmph8rfcvnpyw5esawd0xrss0rle9y07lmn7kgq882dnsufazlq'>nevent1q…azlq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Cosmic Crisp was bred at WSU, SweeTango/Minnieska at U of Minnesota.<br/><br/>To recoup the costs of the crash breeding program, they both have a license system set up where only orchards in their state and/or co-op system can grow &amp; sell those apples under those names. 2025-11-07T20:33:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8r5tlmwhmph8rfcvnpyw5esawd0xrss0rle9y07lmn7kgq882dnszyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz234ggmh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrvnk3m820lf6cz0dwxpsltj30emyfgw5s3rx7vwyt2eqp2av7e6swtlz4y'>nevent1q…lz4y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Cosmic Crisp and I think? SweeTango? are pretty expensive too. But for different reasons than Honeycrisp.<br/><br/>They both came out of crash breeding programs designed to replace Honeycrisp. Because the people love Honeycrisp and the tree it grows on is a nightmare. 2025-11-07T20:33:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrvnk3m820lf6cz0dwxpsltj30emyfgw5s3rx7vwyt2eqp2av7e6szyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2klvzrs RE: <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@DaveMWilburn/115510193382346264">https://infosec.exchange/@DaveMWilburn/115510193382346264</a><br/><br/>If you&#39;re at the grocery store, Pink Lady, SweeTango/Minneiska, or Cosmic Crisp are good bets. SweeTango &amp; Cosmic Crisp were bred specifically to be &#34;Honeycrisp but with the will to live.&#34;<br/><br/>Other ones are good too! Those are just the 3 I&#39;ve had the best luck with here in eastern NC.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1kwdc3xdnsxhed3z9t8jds6cyn6fcw3xy6vynuc3fsq7g26ea34hq4r8w9v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1kwd…8w9v</a></span><br/> </div> so what's a "better" apple than Honeycrisp that still gets you most of the sweetness and crispness without the hassle and expense? I've been enjoying Cosmic Crisp so far, but I'm curious if there are better choices. </blockquote> 2025-11-07T20:32:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdawgmcwvvjq94j44f2e3rgyz485pdeevw4tduverlqmeuy2rjnugzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2pfkj5k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx2ugufw0z0ed5np2ss0k0eltcch4nqchx6jdx458zz5nzswwjvqqjql6e0'>nevent1q…l6e0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the coastal South is a magical place where you can grow persimmons, figs, all of the berries, peaches, citrus &amp; lychees if you&#39;ve got a south- or east-facing wall and are feeling frisky<br/><br/>mocking God by trying to grow apples can certainly be done but it&#39;s not really necessary 2025-11-07T20:32:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx2ugufw0z0ed5np2ss0k0eltcch4nqchx6jdx458zz5nzswwjvqqzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz296lasg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx5pm0gx6pqvsp086h9rxzk877kyz354a28n9kvcumztu957h9klcd6vghe'>nevent1q…vghe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>hmm as a fruit professional, I would simply not attempt to do apples in coastal Virginia<br/><br/>if you must, there are southern apple groups online that can be consulted<br/><br/>(also make sure to plant at least 2 cultivars- a lone tree can&#39;t pollinate itself &amp; won&#39;t fruit) 2025-11-07T20:29:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvx6wwj2mx9grtxg2f8tuutw2uew5dyn2kkxl2kzygtqlsmkmwqcszyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2khwwhd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqpgmm2aam6rf34wnnt5ve33xe50lslx4gmcdvaga0glwn3xesyacu37rz2'>nevent1q…7rz2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;but apple picking season was last month&#34; my good sirs, mesdames, and so forth, I am in the subtropical South. &#34;Apple season&#34; is more of a social construct here<br/><br/>what is fall? we got Spring 2: Less Pollen This Time 2025-11-07T19:22:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqpgmm2aam6rf34wnnt5ve33xe50lslx4gmcdvaga0glwn3xesyaczyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2pkdw3c In honor of apple picking season: the secret of why Honeycrisp apples are so expensive!<br/><br/>This tree is angry at being alive and if you plant it, it WILL make that your problem<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/P_7Onn2mfnA">https://youtu.be/P_7Onn2mfnA</a> 2025-11-07T19:21:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqy4xupyy5fdlmwcwl5us7w9jxgrz893u0ngqxl9w3p87nnrk69pgzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2w5hp6k Due to an overwhelming amount of Nonsense going on in the US farm sector, I am in need of a half-time to full-time video editor<br/><br/>Anybody know someone who is 1) real good at it and 2) not heinously overemployed already? 2025-10-31T01:47:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqefx92u5psvc0sw26fp27phn9hm0ndf0tzv53d6yr0hgkkg64ftgzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz288y6ah Ok so Facebook now lets you monetize your content (long story there)<br/><br/>and they also let you say &#34;But don&#39;t show ads for the following categories on my page.&#34;<br/><br/>Does anyone happen to know what category FB thinks crypto is in? Is it Banking, Finance, or Gambling 💀<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/458/119/812/607/181/original/c70747b05600b8ea.png"> <br/> 2025-10-29T15:18:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswnra9ra7p7hjavah834dc4ngzecasn6tfkgqclepvscdtm5vcdpszyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2m0qlxz not to get sincere on main but farm workers started chiming in on the replies for the videos on farm work and 😭😭😭 <br/><br/>hang in there brothers let&#39;s work on getting this country to stop treating you like trash 2025-10-27T17:39:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrhnx9kp3a40md8873ha07z8n0fq5w4t099edwewyklcmv7dcp6mqzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2dnf95s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsty0dryghs4hvj4vf2k35v5twe2lva5ueqvs03296005gyeq5l58qxkeprl'>nevent1q…eprl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>great news that doesn&#39;t take a federal program, people already do that<br/><br/>....in states where farm property tax breaks get audited to make sure they go to working farms, not leisure properties &amp; speculative real estate purchases 2025-10-26T16:11:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspmssycl8evdwu96vh2pc370450jyfjypsdvepvwzhhctr2xy9nfgzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2l0gsry In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0hzdw633hsxc94uvpxvnst0nhun2t8vk8hcsazsu7jtka0m3ngwg7su9fx'>nevent1q…u9fx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The US is having a bankruptcy crisis for *everyone* right now.<br/><br/>Farm bankruptcy is up bc ALL bankruptcy is up. And way more people qualify for the super-special debtor-friendly farm kind now.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/441/226/273/155/561/original/0a8aa7cacf62184a.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/441/228/200/123/589/original/38f2bca62074db79.png"> <br/> 2025-10-26T15:42:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0hzdw633hsxc94uvpxvnst0nhun2t8vk8hcsazsu7jtka0m3ngwgzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz25dv9lf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0wtn7dyeefjr5d4dez3aaqcngel6n7sv925lagaxeeqwj246q4qsgl2ufl'>nevent1q…2ufl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Farms have a very special kind of bankruptcy that&#39;s super debtor-friendly, and is designed to KEEP THEM IN BUSINESS without having to sell off much or any land.<br/><br/>And it used to only be for family farms that make most of their $$ from farming. But Trump expanded it so way more straight-up wealthy people, who own farms, qualify. 🤠 2025-10-26T15:41:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0wtn7dyeefjr5d4dez3aaqcngel6n7sv925lagaxeeqwj246q4qszyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2m0s3lk Got the Sunday video up early this time!<br/><br/>If you&#39;ve been seeing news about &#34;oh no there&#39;s a spike in farm bankruptcy&#34;- it is NOT as simple as &#34;farms go out of business &amp; then investors buy them all.&#34;<br/><br/>hoooooo boy<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/xon9A5_4tQwn">https://youtu.be/xon9A5_4tQwn</a> 2025-10-26T15:41:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfpwug74ryq7nehyjvk84n442z9mw0lyeal5h7ydv4erfpfu3s3ggzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2890jtg huh. I wonder what was different about 2021-2024<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/418/345/933/131/048/original/ea2684348652d015.png"> <br/> 2025-10-22T14:43:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs07lfcxs67j2yv090w7aqvhpyhpc5r4zqhr7hf69hv35gqjddqfsszyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2rcnjsf This week&#39;s post is up!<br/><br/>I did a lot of manual labor jobs that most men in the US won&#39;t do. Back when I was a schoolgirl.<br/><br/>So let&#39;s talk about well-off people who talk about how much they respect manual labor... because talk is cheaper than paying people right.<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/v4XM-mQgRO0">https://youtu.be/v4XM-mQgRO0</a> 2025-10-19T18:24:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv7jarx0dxd5p4rcjnx8zerd2nxnx8ajd2c3epdwxmd7tapdj2edczyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2d6jcxn People think I&#39;m being hyperbolic when I say &#34;Yeah the GOP is just pro-slavery at this point.&#34;<br/><br/>If their actual farm labor policy wasn&#39;t enough, there&#39;s always direct quotes from their own rising leadership.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146">https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/374/036/145/360/106/original/cde77bd37deef9d4.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/374/036/297/286/439/original/5026a97f5b409749.png"> <br/> 2025-10-14T18:55:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw2v7g59xq083h0eltk0tl2345ylu8p5zm7q7usytftwvydvje8cqzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz290m363 If you&#39;ve been thinking &#34;How are they gonna run their farms after Trump arrests their workers?&#34;<br/><br/>don&#39;t worry, they planned ahead for that 💀<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/zdWrHb8b-c0">https://youtu.be/zdWrHb8b-c0</a> 2025-10-12T18:02:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2a0uakzkdt4u58gphse4ftk2pgm05grc68tufnnemymhn23dntlczyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2cvfhqt Farm bankruptcies are back in the news, so it&#39;s time to pull this chart out again.<br/><br/>Hey look they kept rising during Trump&#39;s first term. Then they went way down under Biden.<br/><br/>Now they&#39;re up again? So weird. Thanks Farm Bureau for the graphic<br/><br/>source: <a href="https://www.fb.org/market-intel/farm-bankruptcies-down-for-now">https://www.fb.org/market-intel/farm-bankruptcies-down-for-now</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/351/151/101/134/257/original/f1d8c26404b0ae1c.png"> <br/> 2025-10-10T17:55:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgqw03putkfjv2dx3sk2jdhy4ejsmx4c7ca7temgt758y8a7parcszyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz27yk5hz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqma0vxxsm4skxmjj3luwrhatt8d3hdrdrertuy4elxgp0g239xtq00eswl'>nevent1q…eswl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m already paying for the show so ethically, there are no problems w taking to the high seas here<br/><br/>I&#39;m just not a great navigator (I put all my Expert Points into Grow Vegetable &amp; Agricultural Business Models, not Software) 2025-10-09T20:48:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqma0vxxsm4skxmjj3luwrhatt8d3hdrdrertuy4elxgp0g239xtqzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2wugqam Tech-savvy people of Mastodon: I have a need to screengrab episodes of Clarkson&#39;s Farm<br/><br/>(I&#39;m doing a &#34;person reviews X show on YouTube&#34; &amp; just need to get short clips)<br/><br/>Clarkson&#39;s Farm is available only on Amazon Streaming, which does not allow screens (just gives you a black screen when you try)<br/><br/>....does anyone have recommendations 2025-10-09T20:47:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2ktla5ne8wczgt947kq0yx4542x6ssle5n2fj57ahjp6umge4elqzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2xzse3v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs27kmm06lcjlw330xrjp689my5lh4dakj596re36467h9pm275pasd6pgpl'>nevent1q…pgpl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Food banks require funds to operate.... Even if all the food is donated, they still have to pay rent, pay staff, pay electricity to keep the lights &amp; fridges on, etc.<br/><br/>That money comes from gov&#39;t grants and philanthropies<br/><br/>This lady is applying for food bank grants &amp; giving it to farmers<br/><br/>And the &#34;shoestring budget&#34; thing is why it&#39;s insane. There&#39;s already barely anything to run food banks with, &amp; she&#39;s siphoning it off to give to millionaires with 6-digit incomes 2025-10-04T04:53:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrvy8x24e3lym3dvqudrv77f53yur68sa3lxa7almafxtxmagmarszyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2z3q3tl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd8mytvxaccy7sk8zvqn8wlnp9h8r2py5h842y9ev34y6zg8s9ses2u7kf3'>nevent1q…7kf3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ugh farm work is extremely real work but not doesn&#39;t need to be life-ruiningly so. At least not if your boss is competent : /<br/><br/>the way people run farm crews, you&#39;d think there&#39;s a wormhole headed for earth &amp; the only way to save us all is throw watermelons at it<br/><br/>it really won&#39;t kill the farm to let people drink water sometimes, in fact we often work faster when we&#39;re not most of the way to heat stroke 2025-10-04T04:30:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ps5v497x2tce6un6ftx5gp3v8g369szjvuufsj4l32r8qdntm5szyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2w024xv me, a small farmer: Small farmers in the US aren&#39;t peasants who need to be saved. Most of us are middle class at LEAST. Here&#39;s the data if you don&#39;t believe me<br/><br/>folks from The City(TM): are you sure? have you considered all the Details? this does not fit my worldview &amp; causes me distress. so surely you, Small Farmer, must be mistaken<br/><br/>folks from farm country: haha yeah I know right 2025-10-04T04:19:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvuj4dg9wacd86ljpy9pumxhsty0r76mtukpvxnvlxfgm2tnyq0vszyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2w8n7q4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp8dpu4c5j2r7ahdc4yk73htlx0cjj5aurup9emxpkqsrvt297yrcq4an4v'>nevent1q…an4v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For small farms, frankly, not much. Most of their economic usefulness comes from tax-sheltered property value appreciation, not cash transfers from the gov&#39;t.<br/><br/>These small farmers are millionaires with 6-figure incomes bc of their day jobs. The small farm is just a side hustle/investment property, not their livelihood. 2025-10-04T03:30:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf48hd9unt5pjqjx5djd6jpvekjkxqs9zcaxf6m70eyg9w8xpaw2szyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2nul2ke In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2fg7clsd6lltyyz52wyradep0ywpn67qm40a3ewtaf3jj0d3596qk0t0jl'>nevent1q…t0jl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For small farms, frankly, not much. Most of their economic usefulness comes from tax-sheltered property value appreciation, not cash transfers from the gov&#39;t. 2025-10-04T03:24:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfv05qx4cqcy4d58nj24zscx2nm5ck0580ljc4l066n3sac23h8jqzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2nstd8y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0n3dlxwk7hu8kca8afkl0k6mysd3vrpjg6h3l324dsnwpcx3vmmq4rq04r'>nevent1q…q04r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>important context: the median small farmer in the US is a millionaire with a six-figure income<br/><br/>yes really<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/313/489/174/540/635/original/b8361dd3a5904062.png"> <br/> 2025-10-04T02:18:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0n3dlxwk7hu8kca8afkl0k6mysd3vrpjg6h3l324dsnwpcx3vmmqzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2zk0yqe had a baffling conversation today<br/><br/>someone came up with a charity to &#34;save family farms.&#34; if I understand correctly, it takes nonprofit funding that&#39;s supposed to go to food banks &amp; gives it to farmers instead. because &#34;small farmers are getting screwed by the food bank system.&#34;<br/><br/>like I get that we want to invest in small farms, but I&#39;m unclear on why &#34;siphon money away from food banks&#34; was the way to do it<br/><br/>she just rebranded supply side economics for hippies? 2025-10-04T02:15:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdxmdv6xf8fgdg78g6732zsaer86jgcamm2lkrlw2v5gcts893xgqzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2e56859 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2gk3q5jj606x2egze9vuv7rzvd7ezw7txzlcwwmffq0k20tzzzhc4g6ut7'>nevent1q…6ut7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The farm sector chose to help bring Trump to power. They chose to engage with him as you would an all-powerful dictator.<br/><br/>Because they saw that making him one is a good way to get easy money.<br/><br/>I know we have a folklore of farms being, like, the traditional beating heart of democracy. A nd that&#39;s such a nice idea!<br/><br/>But this is what&#39;s really happening. 2025-10-01T03:54:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2gk3q5jj606x2egze9vuv7rzvd7ezw7txzlcwwmffq0k20tzzzhczyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz25m4hx8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9fpyv5937v7euqa0vcxkna0vwqvlyt3gnek85p3ft82s8s0p6ljsrhnuw5'>nevent1q…nuw5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And most of all, ignore Congress. Do not even acknowledge that there are supposed to be checks &amp; balances protecting you. That would ruin the illusion of an all-powerful strongman on top- that you desperately want to be real.<br/><br/>Because no sane country, where leaders are accountable to voters, would ever decide to bail out people who openly &amp; freely voted to destroy their own business. 2025-10-01T03:53:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9fpyv5937v7euqa0vcxkna0vwqvlyt3gnek85p3ft82s8s0p6ljszyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2jla289 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr0kmwunayywd9dyq90k99huae5y35lely3d46aj6te0yalvmpw9s7l59g3'>nevent1q…59g3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And the farm sector won&#39;t criticize Trump or his actions. It&#39;s not &#34;Hey Trump your policies stink.&#34; It&#39;s &#34;We love you but this&#39;ll be hard for us…Money please!&#34; <br/><br/>That&#39;s the dictatorship playbook.<br/><br/>Kiss the dear leader&#39;s ring. Support him. Expect kickbacks. 2025-10-01T03:52:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr0kmwunayywd9dyq90k99huae5y35lely3d46aj6te0yalvmpw9szyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2gemwmj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf2gtauxdprfvapkljhx4zpakaem7zdgdq74ylhgk53ml653avgngelxqur'>nevent1q…xqur</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And that&#39;s what I&#39;m seeing this time around as well.<br/><br/>Congress can stop the trade war, AND budget bailouts.<br/><br/>But the farm sector isn&#39;t even bothering to ask Congress for anything.<br/><br/>It&#39;s all pleas, for money, directed towards Trump himself. 2025-10-01T03:51:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf2gtauxdprfvapkljhx4zpakaem7zdgdq74ylhgk53ml653avgngzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2g6ahve In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsft8qr4uyn760uu39haxvkh0rynwfu8snzvvnq57zsdq7zne3jgqc3cylzy'>nevent1q…ylzy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When Trump bailed out farmers in his first term, that was executive branch orders. Congress had nothing to do with it.<br/><br/>So already setting up a pattern of &#34;Who cares about checks &amp; balances? Or how Congress is supposed to be in charge of the US&#39;s budget? I&#39;m gonna rule unilaterally. Like a king. And you support me, so I like you, and here&#39;s your money.&#34; 2025-10-01T03:50:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsft8qr4uyn760uu39haxvkh0rynwfu8snzvvnq57zsdq7zne3jgqczyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz20355yn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvmae5mr9uz840xg32d4n4suxzf9gxzjz62jwe386mu593fc8zqucpndey7'>nevent1q…dey7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m sure they&#39;re not putting it in those words to themselves. But... that is the only other option.<br/><br/>So now we need to talk about how the US is emerging into a dictatorship right now, and how agriculture has thrown in its lot with that happening. 2025-10-01T03:48:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvmae5mr9uz840xg32d4n4suxzf9gxzjz62jwe386mu593fc8zquczyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz23p9v9k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp5uzxmy8r5yfnlv3fwh854rjpwkvcs7u4fygk5f8h623scftwqkg0a6aaf'>nevent1q…6aaf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To review: there are only two paths forward for a lot of US farmers.<br/><br/>The &#34;grow something else&#34; option is anathema to a lot of them, that means a whole lot of US farmers are banking on the other path.<br/><br/>Get bailouts forever. 2025-10-01T03:48:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp5uzxmy8r5yfnlv3fwh854rjpwkvcs7u4fygk5f8h623scftwqkgzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2mqx5rv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyg35gchtchwgh0dqrwmhy5wyys50puj2urv26edwgr5t9szrs8rq3wttm9'>nevent1q…ttm9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s why I&#39;m in a unique position to tell you how US farmers warm up to the idea of &#34;It&#39;s time to grow something else.&#34;<br/><br/>They don&#39;t. 2025-10-01T03:47:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyg35gchtchwgh0dqrwmhy5wyys50puj2urv26edwgr5t9szrs8rqzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2kxpn3z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs994zfrtzayqd726ada9dyac8vk2xu8az0qn9umv037uatgfnzlss8n9dpd'>nevent1q…9dpd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We had to be ready to pivot away from bulk exports to China.<br/><br/>To do that, it takes leadership that knows how.<br/><br/>That means both the technical know-how on investing in new crops, AND the will to do so. Leadership that isn&#39;t in the pocket of the meat &amp; tobacco companies.<br/><br/>That&#39;s what I ran on. 2025-10-01T03:47:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs994zfrtzayqd726ada9dyac8vk2xu8az0qn9umv037uatgfnzlsszyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2tvzmrc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs29es6z2xz7xntgt4kl5pdeuha9wlfksevduhld7cgfnyx7qp269q7pax5h'>nevent1q…ax5h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Because of this, and Trump&#39;s popularity, I knew there were very good odds the farmers in our state would lose their markets.<br/><br/>(NC doesn&#39;t export much soy. But we do export lots of pork, chicken, &amp; tobacco to China.) 2025-10-01T03:46:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs29es6z2xz7xntgt4kl5pdeuha9wlfksevduhld7cgfnyx7qp269qzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2gd07rp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq96jlx4d8whujv4fdrqkq4hclnuyh45x7ly4c0np9nmdz8g5vpfsxfy7cl'>nevent1q…y7cl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I saw this coming!<br/><br/>That&#39;s not because I&#39;m a genius with a crystal ball either! Everyone who was paying attention saw it coming.<br/><br/>Like China. They spent the last four years investing in soy farming in Brazil, Argentina, etc. 2025-10-01T03:46:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq96jlx4d8whujv4fdrqkq4hclnuyh45x7ly4c0np9nmdz8g5vpfszyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2zlgevx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspyyjx9wyskl7ysfcsgxr8utyyps848dakjyjejt8upqddsfa9rsg2kgsul'>nevent1q…gsul</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When I ran for office in 2024 (NC Commissioner of Agriculture), I ran on a platform of &#34;We need to stop making our state&#39;s farms all about cheap bulk crops for China.&#34; <br/><br/>I said it a little nicer than that. But there&#39;s a reason that was my platform. 2025-10-01T03:46:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspyyjx9wyskl7ysfcsgxr8utyyps848dakjyjejt8upqddsfa9rsgzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz27dru0u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg9geharh7scd4vuk8rkevkv36scydelqy5x70x5p2whdwk9cg3fs93rr32'>nevent1q…rr32</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>(Sorry guys, these Farm Facts are gonna be a little different than the usual fun little factoids. Because our farm sector is doing its best to light itself on fire right now.) 2025-10-01T03:45:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg9geharh7scd4vuk8rkevkv36scydelqy5x70x5p2whdwk9cg3fszyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2eq3c79 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgysqtfg578cag5ex2ey6akmgdnk9x70w7uaz8erl9kqam4uqly8gpnj08n'>nevent1q…j08n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So which option are US farmers leaning toward?<br/><br/>Let me put it this way: I haven&#39;t run across anyone saying &#34;I&#39;m thinking of growing something else&#34; yet. <br/><br/>They&#39;re surely out there, but not amongst the chosen spokespeople of the sector. 2025-10-01T03:45:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgysqtfg578cag5ex2ey6akmgdnk9x70w7uaz8erl9kqam4uqly8gzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2xp5hgd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst3n6wxhvxu2rvz0tjtwnd5fpt62mpmj3y4h0qxp0p04f0kxp5wpc292u09'>nevent1q…2u09</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Anyway, here&#39;s what this all means.<br/><br/>US soybean farmers have two options.<br/><br/>Grow something else, or get welfare checks forever.<br/><br/>There is no third option. 2025-10-01T03:44:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst3n6wxhvxu2rvz0tjtwnd5fpt62mpmj3y4h0qxp0p04f0kxp5wpczyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz27lxpsm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv4ae8mqkd0vtta0n98ry42xzknauavzaymlqct9r0f5djevphyvc0462s4'>nevent1q…62s4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A helpful primer on how major soybean buyers like China are viewing the US&#39;s new penchant for trade wars.<br/><br/>Really appreciate the writers&#39; commitment to breaking it down so a 5-year-old can understand it<br/><br/><a href="https://asiatimes.com/2025/09/brazil-will-remain-chinas-preferred-soybean-supplier-not-the-us/">https://asiatimes.com/2025/09/brazil-will-remain-chinas-preferred-soybean-supplier-not-the-us/</a> 2025-10-01T03:43:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv4ae8mqkd0vtta0n98ry42xzknauavzaymlqct9r0f5djevphyvczyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2qdzy4u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg7q7a65wc0we98ay6l49xrtn3q4czst2n002ggecg2dep2aj54zgc63eeu'>nevent1q…3eeu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And it&#39;s just not likely to get better anytime soon.<br/><br/>The first time the US started a trade war with China... what can I say. They noticed. They worked with other countries like Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay to buy their crops &amp; invest in growing more of them. 2025-10-01T03:43:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg7q7a65wc0we98ay6l49xrtn3q4czst2n002ggecg2dep2aj54zgzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz25yu8g4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszsuzkl6txwzwlv6fcdnm650u0t7qtuxtnemp9xek6d9qeersz0lqdnccq4'>nevent1q…ccq4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ok farm facts are back!<br/><br/>China is so much of the global soybean market, you can&#39;t make up losing them by selling to other countries. There isn&#39;t enough soybean demand in the world to fill that dent.<br/><br/>And farmers... know that.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/296/839/736/961/379/original/8404dc0b0bd7ef45.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-10-01T03:43:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszsuzkl6txwzwlv6fcdnm650u0t7qtuxtnemp9xek6d9qeersz0lqzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2gxw0ra In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyjht466fl32lxuuhvv9djaqf7q7zwzvchydr68w78zkkzk5cv6uqqyj9fc'>nevent1q…j9fc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ok time for a quick dinner break, will be back later tonight with more FARM FACTS 2025-09-30T23:47:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyjht466fl32lxuuhvv9djaqf7q7zwzvchydr68w78zkkzk5cv6uqzyresadg2kwuh5dsnw36gklprzmy5qqfsy8hz756646t5e7zftylz2ny37m6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr8hnpgqzcw2rcm3kpm2f2e9r4eswdh2xydm8ultapwc5c2cdcymcpscg6q'>nevent1q…cg6q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Trees like &#34;well drained soil,&#34; which is just fancy words for &#34;it doesn&#39;t get soggy.&#34;<br/><br/>Nothing stays un-soggy like sand. Every time it rains, the water runs right through it like a sieve.<br/><br/>Yeah that&#39;s annoying sometimes! If it STOPS raining for a week the crops panic!<br/><br/>But it sure is well-drained 2025-09-30T23:46:44Z