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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 child) “No crops being planted.” Source, please. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] daannii@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago* (1 child) Exaggerated point. Much lower crops are being planted. Corn and wheat specifically for big crops. But other types of vegetables too. Do none of y'all watch the news? With diesel cost sky rocketing and some necessary fertilizers increasing in cost, in addition to increasing farm bankruptcies from last year and this year it's inevitable. How can any of you honestly believe this isn't going to have huge ramifications? Lowest planting of wheat crops in 56 years. (Ref reuters link) https://www.fb.org/market-intel/farm-bureau-survey-reveals-real-impact-of-fertilizer-availability-and-price https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-farmers-plant-less-corn-iran-war-spikes-fertilizer-prices-2026-04-01/ https://www.denverpost.com/2026/04/19/colorado-farms-crops-drought-water/ https://www.news8000.com/news/farmers-choosing-not-to-plant/video_787ff22e-5cab-5115-9db4-1e33dee59627.html https://www.reddit.com/r/farming/comments/1stiybn/some_minnesota_farmers_skipping_planting_season/ Ref video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gCO1pSnnAwk Yes. Farms are going bankrupt at higher rates since Trump. https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/05/26/minnesota-led-the-nation-in-farm-bankruptcies-in-the-first-quarter-and-farmers-are-anxious/ https://democrats.org/news/icymi-farm-bankruptcies-spike-46-from-last-year-as-trumps-toxic-agenda-brings-economic-pain-to-american-farmers/ https://aurn.com/farm-bankruptcies-rise-under-trump-administration/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Exaggerated point. Much lower crops are being planted. You could have stopped right there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] daannii@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago* (1 child) Exaggerated point. Much lower crops are being planted. Corn and wheat specifically for big crops. But other types of vegetables too. Do none of y'all watch the news? With diesel cost sky rocketing and some necessary fertilizers increasing in cost, in addition to increasing farm bankruptcies from last year and this year it's inevitable. How can any of you honestly believe this isn't going to have huge ramifications? Lowest planting of wheat crops in 56 years. (Ref reuters link) https://www.fb.org/market-intel/farm-bureau-survey-reveals-real-impact-of-fertilizer-availability-and-price https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-farmers-plant-less-corn-iran-war-spikes-fertilizer-prices-2026-04-01/ https://www.denverpost.com/2026/04/19/colorado-farms-crops-drought-water/ https://www.news8000.com/news/farmers-choosing-not-to-plant/video_787ff22e-5cab-5115-9db4-1e33dee59627.html https://www.reddit.com/r/farming/comments/1stiybn/some_minnesota_farmers_skipping_planting_season/ Ref video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gCO1pSnnAwk Yes. Farms are going bankrupt at higher rates since Trump. https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/05/26/minnesota-led-the-nation-in-farm-bankruptcies-in-the-first-quarter-and-farmers-are-anxious/ https://democrats.org/news/icymi-farm-bankruptcies-spike-46-from-last-year-as-trumps-toxic-agenda-brings-economic-pain-to-american-farmers/ https://aurn.com/farm-bankruptcies-rise-under-trump-administration/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Exaggerated point. Much lower crops are being planted. You could have stopped right there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Exaggerated point. Much lower crops are being planted. You could have stopped right there. permalink fedilink source parent