Department of Agriculture

[JohnDB]

The president doesn’t appoint people to the Farm Credit board.

Both chambers of congress have oversight powers and both have conducted oversight of the USDA over the past 16 years

Yes he does.

Here's a complete thread....it's not in just the opening post...it's down a piece where it's all explained clearly as well as the problems.

 

[sparky]

Small farms ONLY work when there is a food processing plant issuing contracts.

However, companies like Dole, Heinz, and Tyson also get huge Farm Credit loans for processing plants (they qualify too).

And Farm Credit has been telling them exactly where they want the processing centers, which ones to close, and ultimately which small farmers to bankrupt.

Methinks you'll find a lotta small farm DIY processing going on these days John....~S~

 

[Robert W]

Trump wants to slash employees

How will that help?

He wants bad employees slashed. How can that hurt?

 

[JohnDB]

Methinks you'll find a lotta small farm DIY processing going on these days John....~S~

If you have a 50 acre potato farm....you need someone to buy the potatoes. Box them and sell them too.

But also on 50 acres you could raise 100k-400k chickens for eggs or meat. And be a small producer. You need contracts for that too. You can't afford to do it completely independently.

 

[JohnDB]

Here is just ONE point of corruption....

 

[sparky]

But also on 50 acres you could raise 100k-400k chickens for eggs or meat. And be a small producer. You need contracts for that too. You can't afford to do it completely independently.

I only had over 100 layers, and about 50 meat birds on my last farm , thought i could DIY John.... ....~S~

 

[rightwinger]

He wants bad employees slashed. How can that hurt?

Trump has no way of knowing who is a good employee or bad employee

His only plan is to slash and burn

 

[JohnDB]

Well, it's official for now. Trump intends to nominate the blonde bimbo....instead of Massey. The American people lost. Where there is always hope...she is NOT a farmer or ever been on a farm or knows anything about farming.

 

[Robert W]

Trump has no way of knowing who is a good employee or bad employee

His only plan is to slash and burn

Trump has a way.

 

[struth]

Trump has no way of knowing who is a good employee or bad employee

His only plan is to slash and burn

Of course he has a way.

 

[rightwinger]

Trump has a way.

how?

political affiliation

 

[Thinker101]

how?

political affiliation

 

[JohnDB]

 

[JohnDB]

 

[LeroyDumonde]

Abolish the USDA.

 

[JohnDB]

Abolish the USDA.

We need one....
They do a LOT of good for American people and farmers....when it works as it should.

 

[LeroyDumonde]

We need one....
They do a LOT of good for American people and farmers....when it works as it should.

Most of what it does is hand out welfare.

 

[JohnDB]

Most of what it does is hand out welfare.

It also stops some GMO types of crops....not all but some of the most dangerous ones.

 

[Robert W]

His only plan is to slash and burn

How can you know that to be a fact?

 

[Robert W]

how?

political affiliation

He has hired experts.