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re: Many farmers, are suddenly clearing more land and expanding their potential for output.
Posted on 3/28/26 at 11:25 pm to OWLFAN86
Posted on 3/28/26 at 11:25 pm to OWLFAN86
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do away with ethanol subsidies
The biggest hoax ever perpetuated on the citizens of the US. Squeezing our food into our gas tanks. Makes zero sense from an environmental standpoint, and isn’t competitive with petroleum without massive subsidies. ADM spends a LOT of money on our politicians to continue their boondoggle.
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Posted on 3/29/26 at 12:54 am to Charter Embers
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There would be a mortgage crisis like crash in rural America if the government took away farm subsidies right now
Not if we phased them out and tariffed imported food.
Posted on 3/29/26 at 2:02 am to exiledhogfan
Not all farmers request nor receive bailouts. So stop this silly crap. We have 20% of people in this country on EBT and endless government relief. My favorite is government disability for 20 year old women with 5 kids by 5 fathers.
John Deere amd other manufacturers have all equipment run by computers now. They lobbied and paid off politicians to back them on this crap. Watch some YouTube. They force farmers to go to them for all repairs. How about you being forced to go to your dealership to get a $300 oil change? Or a $2,500 brake pad change? Now you get it. It’s paid off politicians.
John Deere amd other manufacturers have all equipment run by computers now. They lobbied and paid off politicians to back them on this crap. Watch some YouTube. They force farmers to go to them for all repairs. How about you being forced to go to your dealership to get a $300 oil change? Or a $2,500 brake pad change? Now you get it. It’s paid off politicians.
Posted on 3/29/26 at 5:09 am to omegaman66
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You don't seem to be aware of the huge "right to repair" problem farmers face
I didn't say it wasn't a thing.
I said I don't know a single farmer that claims this is the reason they can't put more land in production. I know several guys that farm thousands of acres of multiple crops, and some of those guys have livestock as well.
Posted on 3/29/26 at 7:28 am to Cowboyfan89
Any dirt not in production now is marginal or development cost doesn’t pencil out and never will. People don’t comprehend the amount of time and money it takes to work dirt.
Posted on 3/29/26 at 7:32 am to GREENHEAD22
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That is a stupid arse post.
It truly is retarded.
We pay some farmers not to grow crops to support our prices.
OP thinks farmers are just lying in wait to overproduce and have the price crater.
OP has a lack of understanding about almost all topics and can only paste silly X posts
Posted on 3/29/26 at 7:34 am to Rebbedup
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John Deere amd other manufacturers have all equipment run by computers now. They lobbied and paid off politicians to back them on this crap. Watch some YouTube. They force farmers to go to them for all repairs. How about you being forced to go to your dealership to get a $300 oil change? Or a $2,500 brake pad change? Now you get it. It’s paid off politicians.
You are conflating the free market and politicians and are asking for politicians to engage in socialism for "consumer protection" while claiming they created the problem. Simply amazing
Posted on 3/29/26 at 8:16 am to Cowboyfan89
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and the computer systems require someone from the dealer to work on the damn things.
John Deere has required someone from the dealer to fix them.
It is a feature...not a bug.
It's pissed off many a farmer.
Posted on 3/29/26 at 9:05 am to Cowboyfan89
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fear of converting a wetland
One of many scams.
It's going to destroy the ecosystem if you build a house here because we found one plant that sometimes grows in a marsh.
But wait, if you give this rich rancher thousands of dollars to keep raising cattle where he currently raises cattle it will be OK to build here.
Truth.
Posted on 3/29/26 at 9:18 am to LSUbest
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But wait, if you give this rich rancher thousands of dollars to keep raising cattle where he currently raises cattle it will be OK to build here.
Truth.
I'm assuming you're referring to the ag (aka PCC) exemptions.
If thats the case, then you're mistaken. It's not quite that simple.
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It's going to destroy the ecosystem if you build a house here because we found one plant that sometimes grows in a marsh.
Again, not quite that simple, but not too far off either, especially with regard to the Corps methods. I've seen some pretty crappy "wetland" calls, but that has a lot to do with the pitiful training that exists for both the private sector folks and even the Corps guys. The BS that gets made up thats not even remotely part of the methods is incredible.
Posted on 3/29/26 at 9:26 am to Cowboyfan89
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I'm assuming you're referring to the ag (aka PCC) exemptions.
If thats the case, then you're mistaken. It's not quite that simple.
I don't know the inner workings and abbreviations of the system being used to ROB the citizens, but that's EXACTLY how it plays out.
Oh, maybe the parish gets to skim some money as it passes through their hands - but that's EXACTLY how it looks to the private citizen.
If you're defending the thieves you must be part of it.
Posted on 3/29/26 at 11:54 am to LSUbest
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If you're defending the thieves you must be part of it
Again, alot of assumptions being made on your part.
I'm not defending anything. My only point was that it's not as simple as what you suggested.
There's plenty of examples of developers trying to avoid permitting by using agricultural land (Crop land, not pasture; doesn't work on pasture) and still having to go through permitting because the Corps doesn't care about ag use.
Also examples of the Corps hammering crop guys and bankrupting them simply for trying to use cropland as cropland.
The Corps can be a nasty SOB at times.
Posted on 3/29/26 at 12:03 pm to Jimbeaux
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Farmers aren’t a monolith. They have different states, different rules, different crops, different growing seasons, different soils, different weather, etc etc. So its possible that some farmers are broke and others have money invested elsewhere that can be redirected to a crop that can be more profitable with fewer regulations.
100% correct.
Posted on 3/29/26 at 1:18 pm to RiverCityTider
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Funny how every producer is starving while prices are through the roof.
It's the middlemen making all the money. Farmers do not set their prices. It's determined by the futures market less the basis at the elevator or grain merchandiser they sell their grain too. Shocked but not shocked that very few who post on TD have any clue how farming actually works. A lot of the farmers you all think is "flush with cash" have a mountain of debt and aren't as financially solid as you believe.
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