Something similar is now playing out in Europe, where farmers across the European Union are protesting climate-related policies that would only drive up the price of energy even further.
"This is racism." That's how Montana Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) summed up the race-based farm loan forgiveness plan that was snuck into the COVID relief bill by the Democrats. He's referring to the nearly $5 billion in spending for "socially disadvantaged farmers" to get loan forgiveness from the US Department of Agriculture.
Just dig a hole, throw some seed in and add water...simple as that, right farmers? I shared the story on the radio and on my Facebook page. Here's the reactions from folks across Montana.
Listen below as Tom and Shane review the economy for the week on the Saturday Edition of Open for Business.
Shane reported that markets were up for the week globally. Markets were green everywhere across the globe.
With the threat of a tariff war with China soybeans and wheat were both down meaning that consumers might see lower prices on grocery shelves while farmers will be scrambling to fine th
Will foreign countries make good on threats to go after American farmers with tariffs against our agricultural products in retaliation for Trump's Tariffs?
Citizen Legislators: Shopkeepers and farmers stepped up to serve in their local, state and federal offices and never once thought of it as a lifetime job.