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Farmer-Rick

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49. I live in East TN

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 10:27 AM

Aug 13

And had some legal immigrants working on my farm. But they all left...with some severerance pay... about 2 or 3 years ago.

I did hire a few non-immigrant workers but I closed down a lot of my fields and reduced my livestock as I got older. I still hire part time workers when I need it.

You could run your own farm by yourself and grow all your own food for yourself and your family, but you can't do anything else besides that. People always underestimate the amount of work required to raise your own food.

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FAFO story of the day: Carrie Underwood can't find hired hands to help her with the ranch. [View all] Baitball Blogger Aug 13 OP

I wish I had her problem finding workers to take doc03 Aug 13 #1

What are you? Some kind of Democrat? marble falls Aug 13 #29

Nothing to see here AltairIV Aug 13 #2

Yes, Carrie - it's called "farming" (as opposed to "larping") and it's a shitload of work . . . hatrack Aug 13 #3

Best comment: Jesus, take the tractor! tanyev Aug 13 #4

I think the lower photo in your post is a poor choice Raven123 Aug 13 #14

I took the post as biting social commentary, yardwork Aug 13 #23

As did I Raven123 Aug 13 #56

Not really leftstreet Aug 13 #57

I disagree. Raven123 Aug 13 #59

Yeah, well. Boo-fucking-hoo, Carrie Underwood. (nt) Paladin Aug 13 #5

Money Tetrachloride Aug 13 #6

Should be titled "Carrie Underwood can't find cheap labor..." GoCubsGo Aug 13 #7

my heart bleeds for her Javaman Aug 13 #8

How much is she willing to pay them? SocialDemocrat61 Aug 13 #9

She promised to dress skimpy and sing a song, isn't that enough? twodogsbarking Aug 13 #11

Cheaply Hired Help modrepub Aug 13 #15

Maybe next time she will think before she cheats; farm laborers. twodogsbarking Aug 13 #10

That's a good one chicoescuela Aug 13 #31

She has & does❗ Duppers Aug 13 #40

She sang for trump twodogsbarking Aug 13 #46

Say no more... Duppers Aug 14 #65

You are welcome!!!!!!!!!! twodogsbarking Aug 14 #66

Yeah, that's how most farmer's days go Farmer-Rick Aug 13 #12

That's a large farm. LeftInTX Aug 13 #16

I'll work on her farm for a week free if she really baked that loaf. She may have layed those egges, she did not bake .. marble falls Aug 13 #32

Girlfriend has had some major face work done. Botany Aug 13 #41

Sustainment farms require large or extended families... haele Aug 13 #51

Probably the ICE raids. Many of the trumpy mwmisses4289 Aug 13 #18

This isn't a "for profit" farm. She probably hires white people. Her problem: She's growing too much!! LeftInTX Aug 13 #19

It's a Martha Steward farm. It's a whimsey. marble falls Aug 13 #33

Yes, Martha Stewart! LeftInTX Aug 13 #38

No, it's a Marie Antionette farm DBoon Aug 13 #60

Difference being, Marie Antonette was trying to make an example, and the singer was trying to buy an ... marble falls Aug 14 #69

BINGO! snowybirdie Aug 13 #20

I live in East TN Farmer-Rick Aug 13 #49

Put those kids to work! cloudbase Aug 13 #13

While she is having a hard time finding and keeping farmhands, the Tiny Violin Orchestra has never had more... Ol Janx Spirit Aug 13 #17

Well, I'm just heartbroken for ol' Carrie AverageOldGuy Aug 13 #21

What! Doesn't she make a fortune from the Sunday Night Football Anthem? ProudMNDemocrat Aug 13 #22

Bless her heart. rubbersole Aug 13 #24

Be careful with what you ask for. Anti-Immigration was a hot topic for those who depended on immigrant labor ... marble falls Aug 13 #25

I didn't read the article, Rincewind Aug 13 #26

That was my first thought. niyad Aug 13 #50

Cry me a fucking river Scalded Nun Aug 13 #27

If she's taking AG support money and tax deductions to protect her singin' income - hell with her. marble falls Aug 13 #34

If she really wants a farm then she needs to decide on one or 2 crops that she wants the farm to produce Botany Aug 13 #28

I think she read too many "Little House on the Prairie" books and too many magazines and too much Martha Stewart. LeftInTX Aug 13 #35

She can grow all the food she can ever use on 1 acre which can be fenced off for deer. Botany Aug 13 #42

Sounds like she held an idealized vision of what farming was like. cab67 Aug 13 #30

We usta call 'em "Old MacDonald" farms, chick-chick here, moo moo there ... marble falls Aug 13 #36

She allegedly grew up on a farm. GoCubsGo Aug 14 #67

Work harder, MAGAt Blue Owl Aug 13 #37

Can't stand her or her singing. On a plus note I read she donated a million to Texas Ziggysmom Aug 13 #39

I don't know her or Duppers Aug 13 #43

I love Willie, too! I also always loved Kris Kristofferson. Ziggysmom Aug 13 #45

Kris doesn't count Duppers Aug 14 #64

If you watched an NFL Sunday Night Football game in the past decade, you've seen her. LudwigPastorius Aug 14 #62

She needs to pull herself up gab13by13 Aug 13 #44

Stileto work boots. twodogsbarking Aug 13 #48

What an odd story! PJMcK Aug 13 #47

I think onethatcares Aug 13 #52

Call the Waambulance for Her, but keep in mind MineralMan Aug 13 #53

Hire all those republicans who now get their jobs back. Norrrm Aug 13 #54

You have to hire people for keeps on a farm of this size and type... hunter Aug 13 #55

Oh, but think of the millions she will make writing songs about her hard luck experience farming. jalan48 Aug 13 #58

What a dumbass. LudwigPastorius Aug 13 #61

Short version: Pity me because it's hard to find exploitable labor. Heidi Aug 14 #63

Is this a farm? Or a whinery? nt JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 14 #68

My suggestion: Follow your hero. tavernier Aug 14 #70

Okay, Farmyard Barbie. Aristus Aug 14 #71