Farmers are some of the hardest working people in America. They literally work the land and tend to animals to bring food and other products to the people. It is hard work – long hours, physically demanding work, little to no days off. They deserve all the help they can get from the government.
Sadly, most farmers vote Republican…and this time it may really come back to bite them in the tuchus. One such farmer, Rebecca Carlson, had planned to use a USDA grant to hire international workers for her cherry harvest. But, Trump’s funding freeze has demolished her finances and may make hiring those workers impossible.
NBC is reporting that Carlson was hopeful after the election. She thought things would improve on her 1,300 acre Michigan farm.
A family farm, she had encountered difficult times in the last few years related to the higher cost of fuel, fertilizer and other expenses. Additionally, the weather wiped out her crop last year. So, she thought Trump would reverse things for her. Why, I do not know.
She said: “I was expecting to see a drastic turnaround for the better for my farm because the Republicans have always been for the American farmer.”
