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LiberalArkie

(18,673 posts) Mon Jun 9, 2025, 08:05 AM Jun 9

Florida farmers now plowing over perfectly good tomatoes as Trump's tariff policies cause prices to plummet [View all]

Sun, June 8, 2025

Tony DiMare’s family owns 4,000 acres of tomato farms across Florida and California. Sadly, his Florida crops are not looking good — mowed over and left to rot, like tomato vines across the state.

DiMare told WSVN 7 Miami that President Donald Trump’s tariff and immigration policies are driving farmers to abandon their crops.

In January, he warned that Trump’s crackdown on migrants would squeeze farmers, who rely on migrants to pick produce.

“We have to secure our borders south and north, but you have to have a workforce in this country,” he told the Financial Post.

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-farmers-now-plowing-over-130000347.html

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Florida farmers now plowing over perfectly good tomatoes as Trump's tariff policies cause prices to plummet [View all] LiberalArkie Jun 9 OP

Sounds like he voted for this disaster. Keep plowing. JanMichael Jun 9 #1

I'm sure he'll be waiting for his government hand-out nt newdeal2 Jun 9 #3

Of course! He's eligible for "REAL American," MAGA WELFARE hand-outs. Maru Kitteh Jun 9 #16

Exactly! CanonRay Jun 9 #15

"We have to secure our borders south and north, but you have to have a workforce in this country," werdna Jun 9 #2

I believe they really are wanting to be able to bring the Latinos in as slave labor thus not allowing LiberalArkie Jun 9 #6

That was my thought as well Bettie Jun 9 #9

FAFO malaise Jun 9 #4

You can't have it both ways, stupid farmer dude. mwmisses4289 Jun 9 #5

Yes, they can. They just want the farms to be great they used to be. LiberalArkie Jun 9 #7

Reap what you sow dalton99a Jun 9 #8

The headline is misleading, gab13by13 Jun 9 #10

Hire republicans who now get their jobs back that the immigrants took. Norrrm Jun 9 #11

American farmers always plow under crops when prices are too low. Squaredeal Jun 9 #12

Good fertilizer LiberalArkie Jun 9 #14

Why can't they do that to broccoli and asparagus? Wonder Why Jun 9 #13