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Mike Levin
@mikelevin.org

The American Farm Bureau has warned that rising costs, falling margins, and policy decisions in Washington are pushing family farms to the brink.

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Mike Levin
@mikelevin.org

At the same time, Republicans in Congress cut over $1 billion from programs that helped schools and food banks buy food directly from local farmers, strengthening local agriculture while feeding children and families.

Mike Levin
@mikelevin.org

The result is exactly what farmers feared: fewer buyers, less stability, and more farms disappearing. This didn’t have to happen. farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/02/numb...

farmpolicynews.illinois.eduNumber of U.S. Farms Shrank by 15,000 in 2025 - Farm Policy NewsThe number of U.S. farms shrank by 15,000 in 2025, bringing the total to 1.865 million, USDA said (last week) in its Land in Farms report. This continues a long-lasting trend of declining farm numbers...
d-l-a.bskysocial
@d-l-a.bsky.social

This is the plan. The fascists do not plan to feed very many people, only themselves. They are trying to consolidate the masses and leave the countryside bare and devoid. You can control the masses with a greater ease.

megandskip.bsky.social
@megandskip.bsky.social

We often think that food magically appears in our stores and on our table, never thinking about our American farmers. They are one group of " essential workers" that need our help and attention the most. Thanks @mikelevin for spotlighting their plight under Trump.