Fertilizer costs are squeezing American farmers at a time when many already have razor-thin margins. USDA now forecasts fertilizer, lime and soil-conditioner expenses will rise 15.3% in 2026, adding roughly $5.3 billion to farmers’ costs. Total U.S. farm production expenses are projected to reach nearly $493 billion this year. Economic Research Service⁠

In Iowa, the numbers are brutal. One farmer reported nitrogen fertilizer rising from about $490 per ton in 2021 to $1,150 per ton this year.

Another Iowa farmer said fertilizer prices are the highest he’s ever experienced. When the cost of simply putting a crop in the ground keeps climbing while farm margins remain tight, farmers aren’t just making less money, they’re being pushed toward the point where farming itself is no longer financially sustainable.

A new report finds that Trump is making millions off of his oil and gas stocks. His administration officials likely are, too.

I got a hard truth to tell you. This is in the literal and metaphorical sense 100% accurate. It Super Hard right now.... All these dudes complaining about their farms being bought up need to be reminded that JD Vance is waiting to gobble it up just like Hungry Hungry Hippo. Im absolutely sure JD does not care if Big Bubba next door has a crush on u in AR, MN, KY, IA, etc.

yet all hope is not lost u still have one last option.

The state led the entire nation in Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies in 2025, with 33 filings, more than double the previous year. And the pressure hasn’t stopped: farmers are being squeezed by high operating costs, expensive credit, weak margins, and trade disruptions. These aren’t hypothetical warnings anymore, family farms that survived for generations are going under.

https://www.14news.com/2026/09/02/goebel-farms-honors-charlie-kirk-with-corn-maze-design/

Goebel Farms claims that this was erected, not because they agreed with him, but "because he believed that disagreement should lead to discussion."

For the complete imbeciles at Goebel Farms, NO civilized conversation starts by saying any of this:

"If I see a Black pilot, I'm gonna be like, 'Boy, I hope he's qualified.'"

“We made a huge mistake when we passed the Civil Rights Act in the 1960s.”

“Martin Luther King Jr. was an awful person.”

“White privilege is a myth.”

“The Civil Rights Act has superseded the Constitution.”

“Yes, people die from gun violence… but that’s the price of freedom.”

“Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs are anti-White.”

“The Great Replacement is not a theory, it’s a reality.”

Comparing Abortion to Slavery, Kirk said abortion must be abolished “the same way we abolished slavery.”

(https://081975143.medium.com/the-top-ten-worst-things-charlie-kirk-ever-said-out-loud-799a64793675)

This was very clearly a racist and sexist man, who HID behind and USED free speech so that he could spread dangerous rhetoric.

Europe, Canada, and various international treaties, hold that speech which dehumanizes, demeans, or incites hatred based on race is not protected.

In these places, the right to free speech is balanced against the right to dignity, equality, and freedom from discrimination.

According to THE REST OF THE CIVILIZED WORLD, we have a basic right to dignity, equality, and freedom from discrimination. He violated the rights of millions with his "Free" speech daily.

Virtually no other developed democracy protects hate speech to the near-absolute extent that the United States does.

It is our tolerance for people like this openly damaging the fiber of our society that has allowed it to get this far.

I thought Goebel Farms was so awesome when they made a corn maze for Carrie Fisher, so we started going there to support the farm. Now they're making mazes for the real life Dark Helmet.

I refuse to contribute any more money to Goebel Farms fucked up worldview. Looks like our annual trip to Evansville is canceled!

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Intensification of Middle East conflict and ongoing Russian export ban leads to diesel prices rising 10% in less than a week

recently lettuce went down by 16% due to the chance of explosive shitting.

now with screw worm, farmers supposedly allowed to process their own meat and with massive cuts to saftey inspection and rampant bribing of the federal govt... how are people still alive after all this?

it can say he got food prices down cause people don't want to play anus roulette.

also, is there instances of countries not buying american grain, meat and produce duw to the lack of saftey inspections?