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Farmer plows more messages into cornfield

Latest messages directed at politicians

By Diego Flammini
Assistant Editor, North American Content
Farms.com

A farmer who received social media attention for plowing a tribute to Prince in his cornfield is using his canvas to send messages to both political parties in the United States.

Gene Hanson expressed his displeasure with the Republican Party by first plowing “GOP GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER”, followed by “FEEL THE BERN”, in a nod to Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders.

GOP Get Your Act Together                 Feel The Bern                 

Hanson told CBS4Indy that he’s a lifetime supporter of the GOP but isn’t happy with the party’s recent direction.

He said it took him about two hours to create the messages in his field without using any modern technology.

“I just write it on a small piece of paper and tape it on the hood of my old tractor,” he said. “It has no cab or GPS on it. It has a three point disc on the back of it, and you just let it down at the right time and keep plowing.”

The 75-year-old said he’s got two more messages planned for next week and hopes his tractor can hold up until after harvest so he can continue to use his field as a canvas.


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