In a move announced today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has signed a $300 million Blanket Purchase Agreement with Palantir Technologies to power the National Farm Security Action Plan. The deal centers…
The Data Centers Devouring Rural America’s Water Supply Are for Our Surveillance and Control
Rural America is under siege. Across drought-stricken farmlands in the United States, massive data centers are sprouting up like invasive weeds. These facilities gulp down millions of gallons of water every day…
Iran Breaks Free of Engineered Drought While US Agriculture Is Now in Crosshairs
A provocative theory is sweeping social media and independent outlets. The United States allegedly engineered years of crippling drought in Iran using advanced radar installations scattered across Arab countries. Now, after Iran…
Farmers Need Support Now More Than Ever: Eight Years Without a Farm Bill Leaves Bills Piling Up
American agriculture stands at a breaking point. Commodity markets swing wildly, extreme weather events destroy crops and livestock, and trade uncertainties add constant pressure. Farmers and ranchers face mounting bills for equipment,…
Is the Fertilizer Shortage Setting the Stage for a Worldwide Holodomor?
The American Farm Bureau Federation released sobering survey results this week. More than 5,700 farmers and ranchers polled between April 3 and April 11 report that roughly 70 percent cannot afford the…
Why Support for America’s Struggling Farmers Has Never Been More Urgent
Farmers, the men and women who feed not just the United States but much of the world, are facing unprecedented volatility from market swings, erratic weather, rising input costs, and political storms…
Farmers Are Stuck Riding the Geopolitical Roller Coaster of Wild Market Swings
American farmers have grown accustomed to battling the elements, but nothing prepares them for the daily chaos now hitting commodity markets. Grain, fertilizer, and diesel prices have become a high-stakes roller coaster,…
Farmers Not Finding Mystery Tick Boxes, But Tick-Borne Disease Cases Surge Across U.S. Farms
A viral social media storm hit last week after an X post claimed U.S. farmers were finding mysterious boxes packed with thousands of disease-carrying ticks dropped in their fields. The post, amplified…
US Row Crop Acreage Declines in 2026 as Farmers Prioritize Survival Over Expansion
US row crop planted acres are contracting in 2026. According to the USDA’s Prospective Plantings report released March 31, farmers intend to seed 95.3 million acres of corn, a 3 percent drop…
USDA Budget Cuts: Trimming the Fat or Starving the Fields?
Trump’s new budget proposal involves cutting nearly $5 billion to the USDA. In the debate over the proposed FY2027 budget for the United States Department of Agriculture, many farmers see real value…