Around 75% of immigrant farm workers in Bakersfield, California, ditched their shifts after Trump ramped up his threats by removing protections against ICE raids in “sensitive areas,” including schools and workplaces.

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    2 days ago

    I had no idea im not a farmer anymore.

    Now what should i do with all these cows and corn?

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      2 days ago

      Are you genuinely independent, selling your produce at roadside stands/farmer’s markets/directly to restaurants/etc., or are you under the thumb of Big Ag anyway* even though you aren’t literally an employee of them?

      When I claim that the vast majority of people who call themselves “farmers” these days are in the latter situation, am I wrong?

      (* Yes I know that’s about chickens, not beef or corn. Are you gonna tell me the agribusinesses concerned with those crops don’t have similar issues?)