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Georgia farmer drops 3,000 acres as soaring costs threaten 2026 planting

BySave Our Food and Farms January 10, 2026January 10, 2026

AgWeb reports on a Georgia farmer, Alex Harrell, who has cut nearly half of his 6,000 acres, warning that soaring fertilizer, chemical, and equipment costs are pushing growers past the breaking point and leaving land unplanted for 2026.

“There will be significant acres in my area that won’t be planted next year,” he says. “I’m seeing it with my own eyes in real time. People don’t realize there was ground here in 2025 that didn’t get planted, but you can already see what’s developing for 2026. Guys are walking away.”

Despite record-breaking yields, Harrell says many farmers are now “paying to farm,” driving a wave of cutbacks, bankruptcies, and abandoned cropland that signals a deepening crisis in U.S. agriculture.

Read the full report: https://www.agweb.com/news/business/farmland/farmland-shock-georgia-grower-drops-3-000-acres-warns-unplanted-ground-2026

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