While most producers have their attention focus on the Farm Bill, there are many pressing issues in Washington right now, including the nation’s debt. It was a topic during a House field hearing, where lawmakers laid out some startling statistics.
“We have some real difficult decisions we have to work through over the next year. The fact of the matter is today, 100% of defense of the United States has borrowed money. 100% of government, as you know it, is borrowed money, all Park Service, everything’s all borrowed. I was just doing the math, 37% of medicare is on borrowed money. This year, our income taxes, 45% of it, will just pay the interest. Interest is now the second biggest spend in the United states. We need you to grow like crazy, and then we need to find a number of things where we’re going to stop spending, or do it better, faster, cheaper, adopt technology,” said Rep. David Schweikert.
Farm debt is expected to hit half a trillion dollars this year. Producers up to 44 years old have the highest debt to asset ratio.
Shells from restaurants are collected, cleaned, and returned to the water, where they can support new growth.
April 21, 2026 04:10 PM
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins joined us to discuss fertilizer markets, domestic supply efforts, trade priorities, and ongoing policy work aimed at stabilizing costs for U.S. farmers.
April 21, 2026 03:39 PM
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Louisiana State University Professor Shelly Pate Kerns says a late freeze forced widespread replanting of some crops across the state.
April 21, 2026 03:37 PM
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Strong demand for U.S. beef in Mexico is boosting exports, with buyers seeking both variety meats and high-quality cuts like Prime and Choice ribeye.
April 21, 2026 12:49 PM
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Lewis Williamson with HTS Commodities joined us to discuss the latest crop progress report and how market uncertainty and input costs are shaping planting decisions this spring.
April 21, 2026 12:00 PM
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As AI-driven data centers expand in rural South Texas, local officials and economists debate water use, farmland impacts, and the balance between technology growth and agriculture preservation.
April 21, 2026 10:10 AM
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