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US grain farmers face worst crisis in decades as Iran war sends costs spiralling

12 points by mooreds 2mo ago

mooreds 2mo ago
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toomuchtodo 2mo ago
There are more farmers over 75 than under 35 per the USDA. Average age of a farmer is 58. ~80% of farmers voted for this. Unfortunate governance system failure and electorate self sabotage. Better luck next time, there is no fix within the light cone time horizon of most of the impacted ag folks. It will take, imho, at least half a decade to change this trajectory with any policy and trade fixes. Farm Bankruptcies Hit Six-Year High in April - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48573086 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48573086 - June 2026 (3 comments) Farmers Are Aging. Their Kids Don't Want to Be in the Family Business - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47023571 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47023571 - February 2026 (20 comments) Former Farming Leaders Warn U.S. Agriculture Could Face ‘Widespread Collapse’ - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/us/politics/us-agriculture-warning.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/us/politics/us-agricultur... | https://archive.today/dDebF https://archive.today/dDebF - February 3rd, 2026 $12B Farm Aid Package Not Enough, Farm Leaders Say - https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/12/12-billion-farm-aid-package-not-enough-farm-leaders-say/ https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/12/12-billion-farm-... - December 12th, 2025 Q1 2025 U.S. farm bankruptcies exceed 2024 - https://www.uaex.uada.edu/media-resources/news/2025/july/07-07-2025-ark-farm-bankruptcies.aspx https://www.uaex.uada.edu/media-resources/news/2025/july/07-... - July 7th, 2025 Trump support grew in America’s top farming counties despite first-term trade war - https://investigatemidwest.org/2024/11/13/trump-election-farming-counties-trade-war/ https://investigatemidwest.org/2024/11/13/trump-election-far... - November 13th, 2024 USDA: County Typology Codes - Descriptions and Maps - https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/county-typology-codes/descriptions-and-maps https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/county-typology-codes...

12 points by mooreds 2mo ago

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There are more farmers over 75 than under 35 per the USDA. Average age of a farmer is 58. ~80% of farmers voted for this. Unfortunate governance system failure and electorate self sabotage. Better luck next time, there is no fix within the light cone time horizon of most of the impacted ag folks. It will take, imho, at least half a decade to change this trajectory with any policy and trade fixes. Farm Bankruptcies Hit Six-Year High in April - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48573086 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48573086 - June 2026 (3 comments) Farmers Are Aging. Their Kids Don't Want to Be in the Family Business - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47023571 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47023571 - February 2026 (20 comments) Former Farming Leaders Warn U.S. Agriculture Could Face ‘Widespread Collapse’ - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/us/politics/us-agriculture-warning.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/us/politics/us-agricultur... | https://archive.today/dDebF https://archive.today/dDebF - February 3rd, 2026 $12B Farm Aid Package Not Enough, Farm Leaders Say - https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/12/12-billion-farm-aid-package-not-enough-farm-leaders-say/ https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/12/12-billion-farm-... - December 12th, 2025 Q1 2025 U.S. farm bankruptcies exceed 2024 - https://www.uaex.uada.edu/media-resources/news/2025/july/07-07-2025-ark-farm-bankruptcies.aspx https://www.uaex.uada.edu/media-resources/news/2025/july/07-... - July 7th, 2025 Trump support grew in America’s top farming counties despite first-term trade war - https://investigatemidwest.org/2024/11/13/trump-election-farming-counties-trade-war/ https://investigatemidwest.org/2024/11/13/trump-election-far... - November 13th, 2024 USDA: County Typology Codes - Descriptions and Maps - https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/county-typology-codes/descriptions-and-maps https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/county-typology-codes...