In the quiet fields of Spokane County, Washington, an 85-year-old farmer named Bob Greiff faces a threat that no drought or pest could match: the potential loss of his entire 160-acre legacy….
Category: politics
Trump’s Tractor Tirade: Calling Out High Prices, But Who’s Really to Blame?
In a fiery White House roundtable on December 8, 2025, President Donald Trump zeroed in on a pain point for American farmers: skyrocketing prices for tractors and other farm equipment. As he…
Trump Targeting Food Supply Chains Is a Step Forward, But Where’s the USDA?
In a move to tackle soaring grocery bills, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on December 7, 2025, launching specialized task forces within the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade…
Net Zero: The Self-Inflicted Wound Crippling Countries’ Economic Vitality
In an era where global supply chains are as fragile as a farmer’s hope for rain, the push for “net zero” emissions policies stands out as a masterclass in economic self-sabotage. For…
China’s Soybean Pledge: Trade Truce or Tactical Delay?
In the volatile world of agricultural commodities, few stories capture the tension between geopolitics and grain bins like the U.S.-China soybean saga. As of December 2025, American farmers are pinning hopes on…
Power-Hungry AI Server Farms Invade Rural America, Sparking Farmer Fury
In the quiet valleys and sprawling fields of rural America, a new kind of intruder is reshaping the landscape. Massive AI data centers, fueled by the relentless demand for artificial intelligence, are…
COP30: The UN’s Latest Climate Circus and Its War on Worldwide Farming
The United Nations just wrapped up its 30th Conference of the Parties in the Amazon jungle city of Belém, Brazil. For two weeks, world leaders, professional activists, corporate lobbyists, and private-jet enthusiasts…
Betrayed Again: US Ranchers Face Another Flood of Cheap South American Beef as Trump Lifts Brazilian Tariffs
American cattle producers just cannot catch a break. For years, ranchers have battled drought, high feed costs, shrinking herds, and a packer oligopoly that squeezes every dime out of the supply chain….
Why Ranchers Are Celebrating the Rescission of BLM’s 2024 Conservation Rule
Across the American West, ranchers and rural communities are breathing a sigh of relief. In late 2025, the Bureau of Land Management, under new leadership, moved to fully rescind the 2024 Conservation…
America’s Farmers Are Bleeding Out: A $44 Billion Wound That Washington Treats with a Band-Aid
Across the Corn Belt and Great Plains, family farms are fighting for survival. While headline-grabbing USDA figures paint a picture of rebounding farm income driven by record livestock prices and massive government…