Farmer relies on government grants and immigrant workers.

Farmer votes for candidate who vows to block government grants and immigrant workers.

Farmer is surprised when government grants and immigrant workers are blocked.

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    2 days ago

    A “science will save us” comment, handwaving in the direction of future unrealized solutions for a crisis happening today.

    “Let’s face it…”, offering solutions that are years away, affordable only by Big Farm, and ignore the fact that there are simply many crops that are not harvestable by machine is a very unhelpful comment. You may be right about the dangers of farming, it has always been a dangerous occupation, but pointing out what could be accomplished a decade from now is no solution for the crops rotting in the fields this season. Wit this administration we are FAR more likely to see incarcerated and detained individuals forced into the fields than we are to any advances in farm tech - especially with the idiotic tariffs in place that will jack up the price of any imported machinery or the raw materials needed to produce said machines and will be unprofitable to attempt.