US is a Net Food Importer
The United States, the world’s largest food exporter, imports a huge amount of the food Americans eat.
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Suicide
U.S. farmers face a suicide rate 3.5 times higher than the general population, a stark indicator of the intense stress in agriculture.
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Right to Repair
Farmers should have the right to fix their own tractors (and everything else).
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Farmers are Aging Out
One-third of farmers and ranchers are over age 65. There is no one to replace them.
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Extraordinary Consolidation of Farming in Just Five Years
Large farms are gobbling up smaller farms: what happened between 2018 and 2023?
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Eminent Domain
The seizure of farmland for government or businesses purposes has increased since 2005.
