Tariffs and Iran war push farmers toward deeper crisis
Weak crop prices collide with rising fertilizer, fuel and machinery costs as emergency relief stalls in Congress.
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Trump eases beef import quotas in bid to lower prices
A 90-day quota exemption is intended to lower ground beef prices — but could place further pressure on American ranchers.
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Rising costs push Pennsylvania farmers to reconsider their votes
Nearly four in 10 say they may vote differently in the midterms after overwhelmingly supporting Trump.
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Food banks buckle under weight of SNAP cuts
Charities warn they cannot replace the billions of meals lost as federal nutrition assistance contracts.
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Maine builds mental health network for PFAS-affected farmers
Crisis-line training and peer mentoring will address the emotional toll of contaminated land, lost livelihoods and uncertain health risks.
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Data center expansion reaches rural farmland
Farmers and rural communities are weighing large land offers and potential tax revenue against concerns about farmland loss, utility demands and limited permanent employment.
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Extreme weather pushes British farmers to the brink
Repeated heatwaves, drought and flooding are cutting yields and forcing farms to find income beyond food production.
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Farmers are losing money — but this isn’t the 1980s farm crisis. Yet.
By Hope Kirwan, Harvest Public Media Corn and soybean farmers have faced negative profit margins for two years, with fertilizer, fuel and borrowing costs expected to climb further in 2026. Economists say today’s downturn differs from the 1980s because farms carry less debt and have access to crop insurance, safety-net programs and billions in emergency federal…
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America’s beginning farmers can’t afford to farm full time
High land costs, rising inputs and weak pricing power force most new producers to rely on off-farm jobs.
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Regenerative Practices Cut Costs and Chemical Use, Indiana Farmer Says
Rick Clark told Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that reducing synthetic inputs can improve farm profitability, but education, lending rules and crop insurance remain barriers to adoption.
