Britton T. Burdick
@brittonburdick.bsky.social
Thoughts on politics, policy, and universal human rights. Seneca is my homeboy. 🏳️🌈
Spokesperson for the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture.
Spokesperson for the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture.
Promises made, promises broken. President Trump, who has a long and well documented history of shafting his business partners, has some new victims: American farmers. upnorthnewswi.com/2025/02/18/w...
Wisconsin farmers left holding the bill after Trump freezes contracts
Wisconsin farmers are among a growing number of Americans facing debt after the Trump administration’s freeze on federal contracts. It’s a ‘kick in the shorts’ to the farming community, according to o...
upnorthnewswi.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Promises made, promises broken. President Trump, who has a long and well documented history of shafting his business partners, has some new victims: American farmers. upnorthnewswi.com/2025/02/18/w...
Agricultural states have been hit hard by Trump’s funding freeze. Without the resources that USDA promised them but are now on hold, farmers across the country are nervous about the future. tennesseelookout.com/2025/02/19/b...
Billions of dollars at stake for farmers hit by Trump funding freeze, pause on foreign aid • Tennessee Lookout
U.S. farmers find themselves in precarious economic positions, as they attempt to navigate executive orders from the Trump administration.
tennesseelookout.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Agricultural states have been hit hard by Trump’s funding freeze. Without the resources that USDA promised them but are now on hold, farmers across the country are nervous about the future. tennesseelookout.com/2025/02/19/b...
Lashing out at our biggest trade partners and closest neighbors, like Canada, is bad for business. Tariffs cause more expensive fertilizer, meaning tighter margins for farmers and higher costs at the grocery store for families. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Top Fertilizer Firm Says US Farmers Would Bear Trump Trade Costs
US farmers would bear the cost of tariffs on imported Canadian fertilizers should President Donald Trump’s levies take effect, according to top supplier Nutrien Ltd.
www.bloomberg.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Lashing out at our biggest trade partners and closest neighbors, like Canada, is bad for business. Tariffs cause more expensive fertilizer, meaning tighter margins for farmers and higher costs at the grocery store for families. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Farming is a labor intensive business. After sinking a bipartisan immigration reform bill last year, Trump is executing a wave of mass deportations that doesn’t target violent criminals and includes farmworkers who pay taxes and their children. www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/tru...
U.S. dairy farmer says Trump's mass deportation plan would put him out of business
John Rosenow, a fifth-generation farmer in Waumandee, Wisconsin, said about 90% of the work on his farm is done by immigrants.
www.cbsnews.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Farming is a labor intensive business. After sinking a bipartisan immigration reform bill last year, Trump is executing a wave of mass deportations that doesn’t target violent criminals and includes farmworkers who pay taxes and their children. www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/tru...
Giving farmers the resources they need to preserve their land so that it can be farmed by the next generation shouldn’t be a partisan issue.
www.foxnews.com/opinion/im-a...
www.foxnews.com/opinion/im-a...
I’m a conservative farmer. We need to protect conservation funding
The current chaos in Washington has left many farmers confused and unsure about what the future holds — at a time when we need certainty more than ever.
www.foxnews.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Giving farmers the resources they need to preserve their land so that it can be farmed by the next generation shouldn’t be a partisan issue.
www.foxnews.com/opinion/im-a...
www.foxnews.com/opinion/im-a...
Trump’s war against the U.S. government has caused lasting damage.
“Like all the farmers who spoke with The Times, Mr. Greene emphasized that while he did not blame Agriculture Department employees, he was more hesitant to work with the federal government again.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/u...
“Like all the farmers who spoke with The Times, Mr. Greene emphasized that while he did not blame Agriculture Department employees, he was more hesitant to work with the federal government again.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/u...
Trump’s Funding Freezes Bruise a Core Constituency: Farmers
A rapid-fire array of directives by the Trump administration have left farmers and businesses in rural America reeling.
www.nytimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Trump’s war against the U.S. government has caused lasting damage.
“Like all the farmers who spoke with The Times, Mr. Greene emphasized that while he did not blame Agriculture Department employees, he was more hesitant to work with the federal government again.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/u...
“Like all the farmers who spoke with The Times, Mr. Greene emphasized that while he did not blame Agriculture Department employees, he was more hesitant to work with the federal government again.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/u...