We are ready! With the support and experience of people like @FredWestSC by our side, we will not allow another political machine to swap endorsements for favors while the people of SC suffer. We have had enough that with McMaster and Trump. SC First! Vote Early June 17-18!
📩 Letter to the editor: @FredWestSC, GOP candidate for S.C. agriculture commissioner, blasts the "political machine" supporting his opponent, Cody Simpson (@CodyForSC). Calls Simpson "another political insider learning on the job" and controlled by special interests. #Crossroads2026 https://t.co/uvUseOm8Qz
After Vetting the Candidates for South Carolina
Commissioner of Agriculture (Highly Important Position) the Independent Voice is Endorsing Danny Lee Ford II for Sc Department of Agriculture.
#SaveSouthCarolinaCampaign
@gotmailwaiting I won't let you down! No more driving to the store and going past the best food in SC. I am the only candidate focus on our future generations. Prioritizing convenience over quality is killing us. Accessibility is different than convenience.
@justinbhall@AGAlanWilson@MikeForSC Hope that you consider giving me your vote as Commissioner of Agriculture. We cannot allow McMaster and Trump to determine the next 8 yrs of SC. Voting SC First is the only way. Vote Ford tomorrow! I will fight for your family and mine!
@KellyLMcCarty@fitsnews@realDonaldTrump@PamelaEvette South Carolina First is NOT America First. We must choose. As Commissioner of Agriculture I will ensure SC First. We need a real farmer not a career politician. I will fight for you and SC even when it isn't popular. Vote Ford for Commission of Agriculture https://t.co/dxg9aQ7SN6
“They treat Iowa land like it’s a commodity instead of our inheritance.”
“They treat us like numbers, not neighbors.”
“This is over when I’m governor.”
Republican nominee for governor Zach Lahn says Iowa is being stolen from the people who built it.
And he says he’ll stop the forces driving young Iowans out of the state.
“We’ve lost 10,000 family farms since 2000.”
“Our young people are leaving faster than 46 other states because they don’t see enough opportunity here.”
“Wall Street hedge funds and foreign interests are buying and selling our land.”
“Driving up costs so our kids are priced out of the market.”
@ZachLahn
Forty-eight hours before the election, I am right here in the field with the farmers who are vital to our state's economy, engaging in physical labor. Watching Sean Ryan and Megyn Kelly talk about the future reinforces my conviction that farmers are essential—and they should be leading the way. I am the only candidate who is actively involved and committed to this cause—because I believe in the importance of farmers and the well-being of South Carolina. #FordCountry #voteford #savethefarmers #savethekids Vote FORD June 9 https://t.co/Q5OdcKBSXy
#GreenvilleGOP Coffee & Politics with @dannyleefordII candidate for Com of Ag!
As a working farmer, Danny spoke from the heart on:
🚜 Protecting family farms
🌽 Food & national security
🌾 Rural mental health
Plus, a little Clemson football talk! 🏈🏆
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In 2013, China’s Shuanghui (now WH Group) acquired Smithfield Foods for $4.72B, making it the largest Chinese acquisition of a U.S. company ever.
The deal included 146,000 acres of American farmland, making WH Group one of the largest foreign owners of U.S. agricultural land.
Smithfield remains the largest pork producer in the U.S., now worth nearly $5B.
The future of American farming depends on who comes next.
Family farmers are aging out, and too many young people see a system that offers hard work with little chance to get ahead.
As one farmer puts it:
“The older generation is like, ‘I can’t do this.’”
“The younger generation is like, ‘I’m not working that hard for no pay.’”
If we don’t make farming viable for young farmers, corporate consolidation will fill the void.
That's why Farm Action is fighting for a food system that can sustain the next generation of farmers.
@BusinessInsider
“Grocery chains are selling products that don’t even match the weight on the label. What exactly are we paying for?”
Bag after bag comes up light.
OUNCES missing. Sometimes half a pound.
Not once. Repeatedly.
That’s not shrinkflation. That’s systemic FRAUD.