American soybean #farmers are struggling during what should be a standout year. Yields are up, but sales are way down and storage facilities are full. It’s a dire situation that will require government support - or many #farms will not survive. All because of Trump’s #TradeWar. China, our largest #soybean customer is simply not buying from US farmers, after being their biggest customer. And USAID, which has been decimated by the #TrumpAdministration was the second largest customer. #Agriculture is under attack in the USA. And it’s all Trump’s fault. #Ag #FAFO

Source: Successful Farming share.google/i1RlimCrWn1DDffTc

#Trump claimed that his #trade policy will be “great” for the American #farmer because they won’t have to compete w/foreign producers.

Actual #farmers point out that the #US #agriculture industry produces far more corn, soybeans, pork, chicken, cattle etc. than Americans could possibly consume. Farmers say they need foreign markets, but other countries impose #tariffs on their goods in #retaliation for Trump’s tariffs. That cuts them off from the foreign customers they need.

#USpol #idiocracy

Update. Turns out that John #Deere has been using open code under the #GPL w/o living up to the license. The Software Freedom Conservancy (@conservancy) is calling on it to comply — which would greatly enhance #farmers' #RightToRepair.
sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/ma…

"We…publicly call on John Deere to immediately resolve all of its outstanding GPL violations…by providing complete source code…that the GPL & other copyleft licenses require, to the farmers & others who are entitled to it."

#OpenSource

John Deere's ongoing GPL violations: What's next

I grew up on a farm. My parents worked hard to grow crops and manage the farm business. My parents also found additional jobs to make ends meet. As farmers have done for millennia, my family used tools to farm.

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