Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Farm-ageddon:  Tariff-Slammed Farmers Now Battling Climate Change Flood Hell

Planting season is the slowest in decades as farmers grapple with floods, rains and sodden fields.

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Panicked farmers throughout the Midwest are facing the increasing probability that vast tracts of fields will remain unplanted or crops will fail this year as much of their land remains under water or too sodden for farm equipment and plants.

The crushing weather conditions come on top of President Donald Trump’s trade war with China that has already triggered a record number of farm bankruptcies.

Read more at Farm-ageddon:  Tariff-Slammed Farmers Now Battling Climate Change Flood Hell

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