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Is Donald Trump shedding the farmers?
Trump’s numbers are in freefall throughout the board and now farmers in Maine are organizing towards him.
The Maine Natural Farmers and Gardeners might be holding a day of motion to protest the Trump funding freeze.
Listed here are the small print about the event:
The federal funding freeze is only one of many federal actions that has effects on farmers. Cuts in essential programming and mass firings of significant staffing even have a direct influence on farmers. Whereas some funds have been unfrozen and a few employees have been quickly reinstated, the short-term impacts have been dangerous to farmers, and the long-term impacts of those actions are nonetheless taking part in out.
Be part of us for a day of motion to raise the tales of impacted farmers outdoors of Senator Collins and Senator King’s workplaces in Augusta.
In line with the Maine Natural Farmers, “One farmer, Seth Kroeck from Crystal Spring Farm in Brunswick, might be driving his tractor all the way in which from his farm to Augusta—a 3.5 hour journey—demonstrating the significance of this difficulty and the way pushed farmers are to be heard.”
