In a landmark blow to the meatpacking giants dominating America’s dinner tables, Tyson Foods and Cargill have agreed to pay a staggering $87.5 million to settle accusations of conspiring to jack up…
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Beware of Dustin Sherwood and RedLineHybrids When Seeking Alternative Seed Options
In an industry dominated by big players like Bayer and Corteva, many farmers are desperate for affordable, independent seed alternatives. The promise of lower-cost options without the corporate strings attached is appealing,…
Factory Farm Takeover: How Four Meat Giants Rigged the System to Slaughter Small Ranchers
In the heart of America’s vast prairies, a silent war has been waged against the independent rancher. What was once a landscape dotted with family-run cattle operations has been transformed into a…
Farmers Under Siege: How Ag Monopolies Are Crushing America’s Heartland Heroes
A storm is brewing in America’s heartland that’s far more devastating than any drought or flood. As detailed in a recent AgWeb article titled “Outraged Farmers Blame Ag Monopolies as Catastrophic Collapse…
Decoding the MAHA Commission Report: Reforms, Compromises, and the Push for a Healthier Future
In a move to tackle the escalating crisis of chronic diseases among American children, the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission, led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,…
Why American Agriculture Needs More Alternative Seed Companies
In the world of American farming, where margins are razor-thin and every dollar counts, the seed market has long been dominated by a handful of big players. But things are changing, and…
The Predatory Nature of Subprime Ag Lending: How Farmers Are Getting Buried Deeper in Debt
As almost anyone reading this already knows, farmers are facing a perfect storm. The agricultural economy in 2025 is in rough shape, with low commodity prices squeezing margins and new tariffs slamming…
The Fox Guarding the Grain House: StoneX and the Corporate Web Undermining American Farmers
In our previous exposé, we dissected StoneX’s eyebrow-raising projection of a 188.1 bushel-per-acre U.S. corn yield for 2025, which is a figure that reeks of market manipulation, designed to crater futures prices…
John Deere’s $195 Diagnostic Tool: A Step Toward Right to Repair or a Half-Measure?
In July 2025, John Deere introduced its Operations Center PRO Service, a digital diagnostic tool priced at $195 per machine annually for farmers in the U.S. and Canada. This move comes amid…
Big Ag vs. Big Oil: How Biodegradable Plastics Could Revolutionize Agriculture and Solve the Microplastics Crisis
The microplastics crisis is no longer a distant threat, it’s a pervasive problem infiltrating our oceans, soils, and even our bodies. These tiny petroleum-based particles, derived from the oil industry’s plastic production,…