American farmers are being crushed — and it isn’t the trade war
A new investigation shows how decades of consolidation have trapped U.S. farmers in a system designed for them to lose.
Georgia farmer drops 3,000 acres as soaring costs threaten 2026 planting
One of the South’s most successful growers has slashed nearly half his farmland, warning that fertilizer, fuel, and equipment prices have made large-scale farming financially impossible — and that thousands…
Section 453 was quietly removed — and that should worry everyone watching pesticide accountability
This week, the House is set to vote on the Interior–Environment Appropriations bill — without Section 453, the provision that would have made updating pesticide labels significantly more difficult.
A brief history of American food monopolies
Hidden behind the illusion of choice at the grocery store is a highly consolidated system in which a handful of corporations control the animals, the farmers, the processing, and ultimately…
Farmers shut down Brussels as backlash grows over trade deal
After years of warnings, farmers say they are being forced to compete against products made with chemicals and practices banned in their own fields.
Farmers may face a fourth federal bailout in 13 months — a glaring sign the system isn’t working
Emergency aid is keeping farms afloat, but only structural policy reform will allow farmers to earn a living.