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(48,808 posts) Thu Apr 5, 2018, 11:24 PM Apr 2018

Iowa's Grassley is at least angry with the new trade war

that hurts his constituents. (Not that they do not deserve this).

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210452900

I suspect that many in Minnesota who, too, would be affected, are currently represented by Republicans. Emmer? Lewis? Not sure about Paulsen. But we don't hear any of them at least express some sympathy. In a town hall meeting? Yeah, right.

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Iowa's Grassley is at least angry with the new trade war (Original Post) question everything Apr 2018 OP

Lot of soybeans in the midwest lapfog_1 Apr 2018 #1

Yep geardaddy Apr 2018 #4

This will get interesting Emmer and Lewis. Wellstone ruled Apr 2018 #2

What isn't being discussed: China's tariff on corn and soybeans no_hypocrisy Apr 2018 #3

lapfog_1

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1. Lot of soybeans in the midwest

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Thu Apr 5, 2018, 11:53 PM

Apr 2018

one of the hardest summer jobs I had in Kansas was cutting the milkweed plants out of the soybean fields just before harvest with a combine.

The milkweed had to be cut down by hand with a machete so when harvested a week later it wouldn't flavor the beans.

You walked up an down the rows (plants up to your armpits, all kinds of bugs and snakes and stuff) and cut each milkweed you found.

I could process 20 acres a week. Got paid around $200 for the job.

Probably some sort of targeted chemical weed killer for GMO soybeans now.

But yeah, the farmers in Iowa are going to be really pissed even if they themselves don't export soybeans... the drop of the exports is going to glut the domestic market lowering the per bushel price for everyone.