THENATIONALPULSE (The National Pulse) - There’s a Bill in Congress That Could End the Farm Bailout Cycle.
2025 was one of the worst years for farmers in years with bankruptcies skyrocketing by 46% from 2024 levels.Prices are down, costs kept climbing. Some of that traces back to trade disruptions with China, though rising input costs are just as much to blame. Things like fertilizer, fuel, machinery, costs more than half what it did […]
2025 was one of the worst years for farmers in years with bankruptcies skyrocketing by 46% from 2024 levels. Prices are down, costs kept climbing. Some of that traces back to trade disruptions with China, though rising input costs are just as much to blame. Things like fertilizer, fuel, machinery, costs more than half what it did in 2011. Meanwhile the price farmers are receiving when they sell has only increased by 21% in that same stretch . Do that math for yourself. Farmers needed help fast, so the Trump administration announced $12 billion in bridge payments to farmers to help them be able to plant their crops this year. It’s a lifeline for thousands of small family farms. Nobody’s arguing otherwise and the Trump Administration…Open