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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,613 posts) Tue Apr 30, 2019, 10:50 AM Apr 2019

Trade wars and sagging prices push U.S. farmers

David Fahrenthold Retweeted

Across the Midwest, growing numbers of grain farmers are choosing to shed their machinery and find renters for their land, all to stem the financial strain on their families, a dozen leading farm-equipment auction houses told Reuters.

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Trade wars and sagging prices push U.S. farmers (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 OP

They know who to thank for their predicament dalton99a Apr 2019 #1

The real pinch for these Farmers Wellstone ruled Apr 2019 #2

And yet Rebl2 Apr 2019 #3

dalton99a

(81,590 posts)

1. They know who to thank for their predicament

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2019, 10:54 AM

Apr 2019

Obama, or Hillary

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

2. The real pinch for these Farmers

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2019, 12:09 PM

Apr 2019

is about to happen. Forward financing is drying up if you are collaterally squeezed. Oh,btw,you can find a Farm Auction somewhere every Monday thru Saturday any where in the Mid West. Auctioneer Cousins are booked thru next summer.

Rebl2

(13,557 posts)

3. And yet

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2019, 06:26 PM

Apr 2019

they will probably vote for the idiot again!

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