American farmers, truckers, and rural communities live and die by the price and availability of diesel. Every gallon that becomes more expensive or harder to get hits fuel tanks, fertilizer production, grain…
Category: politics
Trump’s Dyed Diesel Is a Pathetic Pittance to Appease Rural America
President Donald Trump stood in Grand Island, Nebraska, on October 5 and signed an executive order letting people temporarily buy red-dyed diesel for highway use while deferring the federal excise tax through…
Tucker Carlson Breaks the Silence on South Africa’s Farm Killings
Tucker Carlson recently sat down with Leon Lotz, a South African farmer and former military serviceman, to highlight a crisis that much of the mainstream media continues to dismiss or ignore. Lotz’s…
The Heartland Visa is an ‘Elite’ Plan to Remake Rural America with Foreign Labor
They hollowed out the countryside. Now they want to refill it with immigrants. For decades, federal trade deals, regulatory burdens, agricultural consolidation, and cultural messaging drove young people out of rural and…
Diesel Disaster: Middle East Escalation, US Pressure on Europe, and Chinese Export Halt
Diesel is the story of the moment. Escalating military moves in the Middle East, a blunt US warning to Europe, and China’s decision to halt fuel exports for October are tightening global…
The Administration’s “Help” for Ranchers Is a Nothing Burger That Favors Big Ag and Cheap Imports
American ranchers and farmers are being told the current administration is riding to their rescue. New executive orders, “Ranchers First” initiatives, talk of cutting red tape on processing, and promises of support…
We Need Cheap Diesel or We Will Die
Diesel is the lifeblood of the modern world. It powers the tractors that till the soil, the combines that harvest the crops, the trucks that haul grain and livestock to market, the…
Social Engineers Are Growing a Patch of Prostitutes in Our Children’s Garden
Kindergarten means children’s garden. Look at the harvest America is growing now. A generation of little girls is being raised on the glow of phones and the promise that the fastest way…
Farmers Must Put Aside Partisan Politics Before the Disaster Becomes Permanent
American farmers are staring down an unmitigated disaster. Costs are crushing margins. Markets are vanishing. Bankruptcies are climbing. Family operations that have fed this country for generations are going under while the…
Brace for Diesel Above $7 National Average and Elevated Prices for Years to Come
American farmers are staring down another brutal hit to their bottom lines. The national average for on-highway diesel has already climbed past $6.50 a gallon in recent weeks. The EIA reported $6.529…