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The Farm Dude
@thefarmdude.bsky.social
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Oregon wine grape farmer and winemaker.

Agriculture. LV Raiders. SF Giants. Chelsea FC. Western US water.
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Then you got Fresno State to worry about big dog
A photo of Valley Children’s Stadium, a football stadium where the Fresno State bulldogs play.
November 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Carne asada fries are an absolute S tier slop food. Southern California has the best food in the entire world.
A picture of carne asada fries
November 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Men are so gd dumb lmao
A dril tweet from 2016 that reads: “Horny” has killed more people than all the volcanoes on earth combined
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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For those that don’t watch Mountain West football (who could blame you). Boise State plays on this stupid blue turf field and their home uniform colors are blue/black. Bordering on cheating imo.
A photo of Boise State’s blue-turf football field. A cheater’s paradise.
November 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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1950’s movie character: “Why Reginald, we simply couldn’t pay more than $15,000 for this house!”

Me:
The inflation calculator
October 16, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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This is soooo catty
"Without the Tule subbasin complying with SGMA's call related to subsidence and appropriate levels of mitigation, we had to take the position that we could not tolerate any more subsidence on the Friant-Kern Canal or on our pipeline distribution system due to pumping outside of DEID," Quinley said. "At the end of the day, having unsustainable pumpers destroying infrastructure runs counter to the law and the guidelines."
October 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Annihilated lmao
“Quinley said DEID is simply pointing out facts in order to protect its investments. "DEID has a very long history of stakeholders and the board being willing to make hard, expensive decisions to make sure their future is going to look different than those who choose to not make that same level of investment," he said.”
October 15, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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I mean, my god lol
“That data shows farmers are significantly over pumping the region, resulting in damage to domestic wells, roads, bridges and even the vital Friant-Kern Canal as land has collapsed over withered aquifers. DEID, meanwhile, invested heavily in groundwater recharge, buying more surface supplies, delivering water via 172 miles of pipelines instead of open ditches and calibrating allowable pumping so it didn't tip the district into overdraft. "DEID already expended the effort and spent the resources to become sustainable,' " Quinley said in a recent interview. "And now it's DEID's job to maintain that sustainability."”
October 15, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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October 6, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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Happy harvest!
October 6, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Glad to see the dems are finally going after the dumb vote
October 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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I want one of these so damn bad.
Metal sign depicting the Sun-Maid raisin mascot girl above the caption “Sun-Maid Grower”.
October 1, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Petition to BAN rounded toilets for all time
Image depicting rounded and elongated toilet bowls side by side
August 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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I love America lmao
August 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Love Portland
It’s Garfield with tits
August 1, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Come on y’all let’s get to work 💰🤑
You don't understand scale. Use $50 to buy 10 tomato plants. In 6 months you have 250 tomatoes. Plant those into 250 plants. 6 months you have 6,250 plants. Plant them. 6 months you have 156k tomatoes. Plant them. 6 mo you have 3.9MM tomatoes. Sell them for $1 each.
July 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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Oregon spring in the vineyards 🌸🌱
Close up photo of white and pink clover flowers. Vineyard rows off to either side. Wide shot of an Oregon vineyard in spring. Gloomy clouds hang low overhead. Clover cover crop is blooming and the vines are growing well. Close up shot of grape clusters pre-bloom. They’ll be flowering in a few weeks.
May 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Sneak peek at the Raiders 2nd and 3rd down play next season
Football play art of “Sail Y” from Madden. Passing play with the tight end as the primary target and running back as safety valve.
April 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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We demo’d a “self driving” tractor the other day. While it is cool, I’m not interested in outsourcing my equipment ops to an ag tech firm. They’re gonna hustle hard in the next 3-5 years to build a client base then sell off to Microsoft or whoever and leave growers screwed.
April 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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It’s the kid boot on head meme
March 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Winter in the Oregon vineyards
A dormant, recently pruned Pinot Noir vineyard in Oregon situated in rolling green hills and pine forest.
February 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Demand overall is way down. Which is THE key issue. The industry has seen demand growth for over 30 years and the 3 post-covid years have not been kind to the wine industry. We exist in a state of over-supply with actively falling demand. (2/8)
A line graph depicting total gallons of wine consumed year over year from 1970 - 2022. The graph shows steadily increasing demand with a sharp decline in recent years.
February 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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In an environment of massively slumping sales it’s hard to overstate how worried the wine industry is about this.
A screenshot of New York Times article with the headline “U.S. Surgeon general calls for cancer warnings on alcohol.”
January 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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2 weeks ago the Raiders had the number 1 pick and hope for the franchise. Two meaningless wins in a row killed that. These guys even suck at sucking!
Current NFL Draft Order: 1. New England Patriots 2. Tennessee Titans 3. New York Giants 4. Cleveland Browns 5. Jacksonville Jaguars 6. NY Jets 7. Carolina Panthers 8. Las Vegas Raiders 9. Chicago Bears 10. New Orleans Saints
December 29, 2024 at 11:09 PM
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Highly recommend going to the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden near Hilo, HI. Such a cool place.
A white orchid with purple spots hanging from a tree in a tropical garden A long, tropical flower with many bright pink florets. A ringed, yellow and pink, cup shaped flower growing from a tropical plant. A tropical flower with long orange and black florets.
December 9, 2024 at 5:22 PM