'It can't get any worse': Iowa farmers suffer as U.S. trade war with China escalates

By artappraiser on Sat, 05/11/2019 - 9:45pm |

“U.S. farm income this year is projected to be $69.4 billion, about 45% below a 2013 high.”https://t.co/fuFbKukZFG
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) May 11, 2019

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https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/agriculture/2019/05/10/us-china-trade-war-iowa-farmers-take-hit-tariffs-increase/1143730001/

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"It's not as easy as people might think to buy a bunch of commodities and ship them somewhere… This is not sweet corn. People don't eat it. It's high in starch and low in sugars and it doesn't taste good."https://t.co/STWswiHk9j
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) May 11, 2019

“If the president comes through on what he says he was going to do, it would be hard for him to lose… If he doesn’t, it’s going to be hard for him to win.” #TradeWars https://t.co/63XEDbliUO
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) May 11, 2019

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/11/2019 - 9:48pm

Repost of April 22 New Republic article: I Work With Suicidal Farmers. It’s Becoming Too Much to Bear.

Mike Rosmann left seminary to become a clinical psychologist for farmers. Now, as historic flooding ravages the Midwest, he's never been more overwhelmed.

MIKE ROSMANN as told to EMILY ATKIN

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/11/2019 - 9:51pm

The longest serving Republican in the Iowa state legislature has switched to the Democratic Party citing disgust with the GOP.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/andy-mckean-why-im-becoming-democrat/589240/

by rmrd0000 on Sun, 05/12/2019 - 12:50pm

thanks. I think it's wonderfully written in "midwestern straight talk" and therefore I'm glad it's in a historic American publication like The Atlantic instead of just a local publication, for the historic record. No surprise is the #1 most popular story over there right now.

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/12/2019 - 2:23pm

'It can't get any worse': Iowa farmers suffer as U.S. trade war with China escalates

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