Officials say cutting 50,000 tons of peaches from production could prevent $30m in losses for farmers
  • qualia@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Terrible situation but hopefully this destruction at least enriches the soil and they don’t poison the trees more than is standard.

  • CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Free market fundamentalism is a crazy drug. The US will destroy food production at significant costs rather than feed the hungry.

    This article sane-washes crazy-as-fuck, as a government bailout and not as the oppression it is.