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LiberalArkie

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Fri Dec 5, 2025, 11:36 AM Yesterday

Arkansas Farmers Begin Destroying Their Own Crops! [View all]

Dec 2, 2025

The Arkansas farming market is experiencing its most severe downturn in decades, sending shockwaves through the agricultural heartland of America. In this urgent market update, we expose the devastating collapse hitting Arkansas farmers as land values plummet, crop prices crater, and family farms face unprecedented financial pressure. From the rice fields of the Delta to the poultry farms of Northwest Arkansas, agricultural property values are in freefall. Commodity prices have crashed below break-even levels, equipment costs have skyrocketed, and drought conditions are destroying yields across the state. Small and mid-sized farming operations that have survived for generations are now on the brink of bankruptcy.

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FAFO we can do it Yesterday #1
And they would vote for Trump again if they could. Just not a black woman. BradBo Yesterday #2
How devastatingly sad, but 100% fucking true. OverBurn 22 hrs ago #19
Oh, man, if only there was a way to avoid the entirely predictable consequences RockRaven Yesterday #3
All this happened in rural America even before the Great Crash of '29. flashman13 Yesterday #4
I know it may be a little satisying to point and say, "FAFO". Climate Crusader Yesterday #5
Good luck with that, they are in for some serious psychic pain when they realize how much they were conned Blues Heron Yesterday #6
We have spent the last 30-40 years reaching out to these folks, mwmisses4289 Yesterday #7
That is exactly what they say about us. Climate Crusader Yesterday #10
There's an underlying animus that is enthusiastically expressed against farmers here. littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #16
I remember in the '70's and '80's moniss 22 hrs ago #20
And this is just Arkansas. The problem is national in scope. patphil Yesterday #8
When Rome used to invade and conquer, one of the first things was to burn the crops to make the populations LiberalArkie Yesterday #9
That's a good question. I think the people who have caused this haven't thought that through. patphil Yesterday #11
I think that if Khrushchev was still present, everyone would know. As Russia still hates the U.S. with a passion we LiberalArkie 23 hrs ago #13
Big Ag going to buy up those family farms duckworth969 23 hrs ago #15
So, we need a wizard to give brains, heart, and courage to people who appear to have none. Perhaps they just sleep. patphil 21 hrs ago #23
And the department of Ag used to support local smaller scale farms growing high quality crops Botany 22 hrs ago #21
And yet food prices are still through the roof LT Barclay 23 hrs ago #12
Oh no! I'm being owned! BaronChocula 23 hrs ago #14
Also of note about the land values is that moniss 22 hrs ago #17
MAGA is really owning the libs by bringing down grocery prices IronLionZion 22 hrs ago #18
The video never explains WHY commodity prices have crashed. Fil1957 22 hrs ago #22
Because our foreign grain buyers took their business elsewhere IbogaProject 14 hrs ago #24
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