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Brad Wilson @farmjustice.bsky.social · 17d

On previous chart, most believe the yellow subsidies are above the black line, & don't know the blue line exists. USDA's biggest 10% of farms are mostly family sized or similar but larger or smaller. The bottom 80% are small acreages, (bottom 50% tiny). Facts like these are almost never known.

Brad Wilson @farmjustice.bsky.social · 17d

On soybean & other subsidies you're expressing the dominant narrative of agribusiness/Republicans, (deliberately blind to the biggest part of the farm economy & politics). The 4 biggest of AgBiz are 1,000 times bigger than the 4 biggest soy farmers & got 12-24x more /bu, 1953-2010, from farmers.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18d

The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.

Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.

Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.

But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.

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Glenn Kirschner @glennkirschner.bsky.social · 18d

Murder on the High Seas: Trump Orders Killings of Venezuelans in International Waters
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Murder on the High Seas: Trump Orders Killings of Venezuelans in International Waters

YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner

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Brad Wilson @farmjustice.bsky.social · 21d

Actually a rotation is not ever "monocrop," and to restore livestock to the land in enhanced grazing systems as part of crop rotations would be awesome. The #FarmBill was reduced massively to force farmers to subsidize AgBiz, (massive penalization). That's what went wrong. Massive grazing is step 1

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Brad Wilson @farmjustice.bsky.social · 24d

The increasing penalization of commodity farmers over 7 decades led to the loss of diversity. www.slideshare.net/slideshow/th...

The Decline of Farming in Iowa: Part 1

This document presents a slideshow analyzing the decline of farming in Iowa from 1950 to 2017, highlighting key census years and the impact of economic and political changes, particularly the lowering of price floors. It notes a significant decrease in the number of farms, particularly those focusing on value-added livestock, and discusses the implications for crop diversity and sustainable farming practices. The presentation also poses questions regarding the causes and policies influencing these trends and suggests further exploration in part two of the series. - Download as a PDF, PPTX or view online for free

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Brad Wilson @farmjustice.bsky.social · 25d

The @nfudc.bsky.social farm bill proposal manages supply for farmers, (like all giant agribusiness industry companies can and do do for themselves). It's tied to the cost of production, so this crisis would never occur if it was enacted. agpolicy.org/weekcol/608....

Policy Pennings, by Daryll E. Ray, Agricultural Policy Analysis Center

From national farm policy to state and regional issues, APAC examines policies, regulations and conditions that affect how farmers operate their business and how the agriculture sector performs.

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Brad Wilson @farmjustice.bsky.social · 25d

The National Farmers Union #FarmBill proposal is tied to the cost of production, so it always adjusts and addresses high input costs. An APAC study showed the impacts of this approach. It's much more powerful than merely addressing antitrust, as it fixes markets. agpolicy.org/weekcol/608....

Policy Pennings, by Daryll E. Ray, Agricultural Policy Analysis Center

From national farm policy to state and regional issues, APAC examines policies, regulations and conditions that affect how farmers operate their business and how the agriculture sector performs.

agpolicy.org

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Brad Wilson @farmjustice.bsky.social · 25d

Contrary to the Trump Administration claim, every year under Biden net farm income was higher than every year under Trump. National Farmers Union has a great reform proposal to save $100 billion in farm subsidies while ending farmer paid AgBiz subsidies (cheap prices). agpolicy.org/weekcol/583....

Policy Pennings, by Daryll E. Ray, Agricultural Policy Analysis Center

From national farm policy to state and regional issues, APAC examines policies, regulations and conditions that affect how farmers operate their business and how the agriculture sector performs.

agpolicy.org

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Brad Wilson @farmjustice.bsky.social · 25d

Talk about a rising farm crisis due to high input costs and cheap prices is going viral. @nfudc.bsky.social must use this teachable moment to inform people of it's #FarmBill proposal. (Did they prioritize this on the Fly In?)Save $100 billion while helping farmers. ‪@mnfarmersunion.bsky.social‬

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Brad Wilson @farmjustice.bsky.social · 27d

Talk about a rising farm crisis is going viral. It's essential that @familyfarmco.bsky.social teach people about their farm bill proposal in this teachable moment, (we're way behind on teaching it. Food/Enviro advocates don't know the issue, support agbiz). www.inmotionmagazine.com/ra08/FFFA200...

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Brad Wilson @farmjustice.bsky.social · 28d

Republicans haven't been good for farmers and rural Iowa. www.slideshare.net/slideshow/ru...

Rural Population Decline in Iowa's 2nd District.pdf

The document discusses the decline of rural populations in Iowa, linking it to farm policies and the shift from family farms to industrial agriculture, particularly CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations). It highlights the negative socioeconomic and environmental impacts of these changes, including increased poverty, unemployment, and community deterioration. The author advocates for restoring family farm structures, fair pricing, and sustainable practices to improve rural economies and populations. - Download as a PDF or view online for free

www.slideshare.net

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Brad Wilson @farmjustice.bsky.social · 29d

Let’s remember what Trump 1.0 did to farmers. www.slideshare.net/slideshow/tr...

Trump Subsidies in Context: States

The document discusses the impact of Trump-era policies on U.S. farm income and subsidies, indicating a general decline in net farm income across 33 states, with significant increases in farm debt and interest costs. While some states saw improvements in income, the majority, particularly in the Corn Belt and various blue states, experienced negative financial trends, exacerbated by unfavorable subsidy structures that diminished over time. The analysis highlights disparities in farm income based on crop types, regional market access, and decisions regarding subsidy programs. - Download as a PDF, PPTX or view online for free

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Brad Wilson @farmjustice.bsky.social · Sep 3

My primer on the Food Poverty Crisis, though not updated for a while, shows organizations and academics who understand the core farm justice and trade justice farm policies and programs. znetwork.org/zblogs/food-... See also my Farm Justice Primer, which is linked there as well.

Food Crisis PRIMER

Food Crisis 101 (The Farm Bill, Trade, Strategic Reserves and Related Issues) KEY (to acronyms) IATP: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy APAC:

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Brad Wilson @farmjustice.bsky.social · Sep 1

The #FarmBill has global impacts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQyx...

Presbyterian Farmer talks solutions

YouTube video by akbartlett

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Brad Wilson @farmjustice.bsky.social · Aug 30

The newer farm bill advocates have lived in a world of myth for too long, (as have the older conservatives). The issues at stake are huge. We need to get better. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_ty...

Food Films Review

YouTube video by Brad Wilson

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Brad Wilson @farmjustice.bsky.social · Aug 24

@lewismumford.bsky.social "The most precious collective invention of civilization, the city, second only to language itself in the transmission of culture, became from the outset the container of disruptive internal forces, directed toward ceaseless destruction and extermination." LM City in History

Brad Wilson @farmjustice.bsky.social · Aug 21

The newer #FarmBill advocates seem to have forgotten how agribusiness has lobbied to reduce and end #FarmJustice farm programs, such as with a goal of running 1/3 of farmers out of business within five years. In misunderstanding it they follow an agribusiness narrative. znetwork.org/zblogs/are-f...

Are Farmers Commodified 'Excess Resources' to Food Progressives

A new article that has been circulating argues that “more than 90 percent of U.S. could eat food grown or raised withing 100 miles of their homes.” (

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Brad Wilson @farmjustice.bsky.social · Aug 19

@lewismumford.bsky.social "...People used to sum up [a] strange conviction by saying: You cannot turn the hands of the clock backward. But as a matter of demonstrable fact, that is neither practically nor metaphorically true.”
L.M., In the Name of Sanity

Brad Wilson @farmjustice.bsky.social · Aug 17

@lewismumford.bsky.social ‪“The machine itself makes no demands and holds out no promises: it is the human spirit that makes demands and keeps promises.” L.M., Technics and Civilization

Brad Wilson @farmjustice.bsky.social · Aug 16

@lewismumford.bsky.social‬ continued: “man’s true life consists not alone in the work activities that directly sustain him, but in the symbolic activities which give significance both to the processes of work and their ultimate products and consummations.” L.M. The Condition of Man

Brad Wilson @farmjustice.bsky.social · Aug 16

@lewismumford.bsky.social "Ritual, art, poetry, drama, music, dance, philosophy, science, myth, religion are all as essential to man as his daily bread:..." L.M. The Condition of Man

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Brad Wilson @farmjustice.bsky.social · Aug 15

There's much discussion lately about Iowa's water quality, in relation to corn and soybeans. Does no one remember that, for decades, farm programs called for reducing corn/soybean acres? That farmers called for greatly increasing the reductions, (end farm-to-CAFO subsidies)? & Tom Harkin?

Brad Wilson @farmjustice.bsky.social · Aug 13

I sent a description of my dream to Sophia Mumford, (who I later met at UPenn, "LM at 100" event,) and she wrote back an encouraging letter.

Brad Wilson @farmjustice.bsky.social · Aug 13

@lewismumford.bsky.social "The Capacity for growth... [continued] to stir his imagination and encourage him in further acts of expression both in the mind and in his daily performances of life-sustaining work and human nurture.” L.M. The Myth of the Machine: The Pentagon of Power