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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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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Financial | Food and Farming Crisis | Industry Monopolies | News | Perverse Farming Incentives | Saving Family Farms
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.
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Egg giants settle price-fixing claims
Farm Action says the egg settlement lets dominant producers treat alleged price fixing as a business expense, not real accountability.
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“There’s life after cows” — Inside the forced sale of a family’s final herd
The New York Times profiles a Pennsylvania family preparing to sell their last herd of dairy cows.
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Global organizations warn war-driven energy shock will raise food prices
International institutions say oil, gas and fertilizer spikes will hit vulnerable, import-dependent economies hardest.
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U.S. drought deepens, raising risks for crops, cattle and food prices
Record heat and vanishing soil moisture threaten planting season, with beef prices already climbing.
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Farm stress grows as tariffs ripple through U.S. agriculture
A Politico article says declining farmer sentiment, rising bankruptcies, and trade disruptions are putting pressure on rural Republicans ahead of the midterm elections.
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Farm Action: federal food purchasing should support local farmers
Farm Action argues that billions in government food purchases should be redirected toward independent and regional producers.
