Farmers' Advance

07/16/2025

In 2024 alone, the top 10 richest Americans made $365 billion according to Oxfam. To give an idea of how much those single-year earnings are, it would require 10 U.S. workers earning an average $50,000 a year to work a collective 726,000 years to earn the same amount as the top 10 did in 2024.

07/15/2025

It's well past time we call these ever larger, ever more costly transfer payment schemes to farmers – and the handful of the rural industrialists and multi-generational, corporate “family farms” who capture the vast majority of them – by their proper name: rural industrial policy.

07/14/2025

These are the largest cuts since the food stamp program began in 1939, impacting millions of people who currently receive benefits. The program has been slashed significantly to the tune of about $200 billion over the next ten years.

07/14/2025

After stating that it would back off on the agriculture, hotel and restaurant industries, it then reversed that position.

07/14/2025

The midday open house downtown drew about 25 people in the first hour. By comparison, a public session in March drew hundreds wanting to learn about the project.

07/14/2025

Somehow, life's challenges can harden our hearts to the simple act of love.

07/04/2025

Wanting something new and unique to grow in your garden? Try growing cucamelons, the small and crunchy fruit that will get people talking!

07/04/2025

Reuters’ Emily Schmall reported that “farmers cut their losses early this year across the U.S. wheat belt, stretching from Texas to Montana.

Reuters’ Emily Schmall reported that “farmers cut their losses early this year across the U.S. wheat belt, stretching from Texas to Montana."

07/02/2025

“‘We have no plan — none — to deal with this growing trade gap,’ said one senior industry executive,” according to Pro Farmer Editors. “‘It’s not just bad policy; it’s no policy at all.'”

07/02/2025

Reuters’ Emily Schmall reported that “farmers cut their losses early this year across the U.S. wheat belt, stretching from Texas to Montana."

06/28/2025

Problems with Rollins' burst of Biden-bashing surfaced almost immediately. First, there is no shrinking U.S. ag trade deficit.

06/26/2025

My best friend tells me that when we slow down enough to pay attention, we can learn valuable lessons from the animals around us.