Wednesday, December 30, 2020 by Dan Charles (NPR)
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Ron Rosmann, shown here in 2011, raises hogs and grows crops organically near Harlan, Iowa.
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Back in the spring, farmers who raise pigs were in a panic. Many major customers, such as food service companies that supply restaurants, weren’t buying pork. Prices had fallen sharply. Some hog farmers had no place to ship their animals, because so many workers in pork processing plants got sick from COVID-19.
Back in the spring, farmers who raise pigs were in a panic. Many major customers, such as food service companies that supply restaurants, weren t buying pork. Prices had fallen sharply. Some hog farmers had no place to ship their animals, because so many workers in pork processing plants got sick from COVID-19. Our folks need a lifeline, said Nick Giordano, top lobbyist for the National Pork Producers Council, on a call with journalists in May. Unless there is a large cash infusion from the federal government, we re going to lose a lot of producers.
Other farmers also demanded government aid. They got their wish.
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Build back better? One department’s turmoil shows Biden’s challenge ahead
Biden sees climate change research as core to his agenda. The Trump team’s overhaul of USDA highlights a key roadblock.
USDA employees and outside experts are making the case that at the very least, the department should rapidly fill vacant slots anywhere they see fit. | Mark Wilson/Getty Images
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For President-elect Joe Biden, reversing changes and reviving morale in many parts of the executive branch won t be easily done with the stroke of a pen and an executive order.
The Trump administration’s overhaul of two critical agencies
Federal Government needs to be reduced by 50% or more.
Bunch of bureaucrats performing made-up work, scratching their asses and collecting huge pensions.
Anonymous
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Joe Biden if he gets in will do nothing of the sort, in case you didn t know it that idiot home wrecking slut Kamala said she wanted to do away with meat products in our country and drive farmers out of work. The democrats and RINO s have been letting China buy up our farms for years and they are in agreement with the ridiculous green new deal. Farmers nationwide voted with Trump.
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^^Really Maude, really? She s really going to get rid of meat products? What in the world are you watching? She s going to put farmers out of work?? Really?? In what planet would that ever happen? Come on man.you re embarrassing yourself with this shit. Putting farmers out of work?? Goddamn, old people are so fucking dumb! i mean really? How old are simp? Let me guess you contributed to the Stop the Steal