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California farmers left high & dry as PG&E (with Gov. Newsom's approval) CUTS OFF WATER to generational farms & ranches, in order to "protect salmon."
“This happened two months before harvest,” "We’re looking at having to go out of business,” says cattle rancher Bernie Eckels.
Newsom also authorized the draining of Lake Pillsbury reservoir, causing wells to run dry, and depleting the water used for FIREFIGHTING — just like before the Palisades Fire!
“When they cut the river flow, they totally reneged on our water rights,” he says. “There are 65 appropriative water rights from the powerhouse discharge to Lake Mendocino. PG&E’s arbitrary cut wiped them out.”
“Without water to irrigate our fields and recharge our groundwater, we’ll lose our ability to produce hay and our best grazing ground,” he says. “We’ll lose the ability to provide great local beef and lamb to our community.”
And that, my friends, is precisely the point.
#WarOnFarms
https://www.americaunwon.com/p/this-shuts-us-down-potter-valley
“This happened two months before harvest,” "We’re looking at having to go out of business,” says cattle rancher Bernie Eckels.
Newsom also authorized the draining of Lake Pillsbury reservoir, causing wells to run dry, and depleting the water used for FIREFIGHTING — just like before the Palisades Fire!
“When they cut the river flow, they totally reneged on our water rights,” he says. “There are 65 appropriative water rights from the powerhouse discharge to Lake Mendocino. PG&E’s arbitrary cut wiped them out.”
“Without water to irrigate our fields and recharge our groundwater, we’ll lose our ability to produce hay and our best grazing ground,” he says. “We’ll lose the ability to provide great local beef and lamb to our community.”
And that, my friends, is precisely the point.
#WarOnFarms
https://www.americaunwon.com/p/this-shuts-us-down-potter-valley
Americaunwon
“This shuts us down:" Potter Valley ranchers say PG&E cut water without warning amid dam removal fight
Residents blame dam politics for depletion of Lake Pillsbury before harvest, with fire season looming.
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Forwarded from Doomsday shortages
California farmers left high & dry as PG&E (with Gov. Newsom's approval) CUTS OFF WATER to generational farms & ranches, in order to "protect salmon."
“This happened two months before harvest,” "We’re looking at having to go out of business,” says cattle rancher Bernie Eckels.
Newsom also authorized the draining of Lake Pillsbury reservoir, causing wells to run dry, and depleting the water used for FIREFIGHTING — just like before the Palisades Fire!
“When they cut the river flow, they totally reneged on our water rights,” he says. “There are 65 appropriative water rights from the powerhouse discharge to Lake Mendocino. PG&E’s arbitrary cut wiped them out.”
“Without water to irrigate our fields and recharge our groundwater, we’ll lose our ability to produce hay and our best grazing ground,” he says. “We’ll lose the ability to provide great local beef and lamb to our community.”
And that, my friends, is precisely the point.
#WarOnFarms
https://www.americaunwon.com/p/this-shuts-us-down-potter-valley
“This happened two months before harvest,” "We’re looking at having to go out of business,” says cattle rancher Bernie Eckels.
Newsom also authorized the draining of Lake Pillsbury reservoir, causing wells to run dry, and depleting the water used for FIREFIGHTING — just like before the Palisades Fire!
“When they cut the river flow, they totally reneged on our water rights,” he says. “There are 65 appropriative water rights from the powerhouse discharge to Lake Mendocino. PG&E’s arbitrary cut wiped them out.”
“Without water to irrigate our fields and recharge our groundwater, we’ll lose our ability to produce hay and our best grazing ground,” he says. “We’ll lose the ability to provide great local beef and lamb to our community.”
And that, my friends, is precisely the point.
#WarOnFarms
https://www.americaunwon.com/p/this-shuts-us-down-potter-valley
Americaunwon
“This shuts us down:" Potter Valley ranchers say PG&E cut water without warning amid dam removal fight
Residents blame dam politics for depletion of Lake Pillsbury before harvest, with fire season looming.
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Technocrats War on Farms is Winning: Farmers scale back Acres in 2026
Top Georgia grower Alex Harrell—just slashed 3,000 acres, cutting his operation in HALF for 2026: “We’re literally PAYING to farm—not getting paid.”
Fertilizer/chemicals still sky-high, commodity prices in the tank == irrigated land already left unplanted in 2025, & MUCH more bare ground coming.
Generational farmers quitting, bankruptcies surging, cropland going idle. This is an engineered consolidation of the food supply: fewer independent growers = more control over your food.
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"When fertilizer, chemical, and machinery costs go up 300% over a short span of time, everything is upside down, especially when commodities go in the tank."
Guys are quitting and walking away, and that eventually leads to land that doesn’t get picked up … Cropland with no crop."
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Support local growers...
- @iceagefarmer
#WarOnFarms
https://www.agweb.com/news/business/farmland/farmland-shock-georgia-grower-drops-3-000-acres-warns-unplanted-ground-2026
Top Georgia grower Alex Harrell—just slashed 3,000 acres, cutting his operation in HALF for 2026: “We’re literally PAYING to farm—not getting paid.”
Fertilizer/chemicals still sky-high, commodity prices in the tank == irrigated land already left unplanted in 2025, & MUCH more bare ground coming.
Generational farmers quitting, bankruptcies surging, cropland going idle. This is an engineered consolidation of the food supply: fewer independent growers = more control over your food.
—
"When fertilizer, chemical, and machinery costs go up 300% over a short span of time, everything is upside down, especially when commodities go in the tank."
Guys are quitting and walking away, and that eventually leads to land that doesn’t get picked up … Cropland with no crop."
—
Support local growers...
- @iceagefarmer
#WarOnFarms
https://www.agweb.com/news/business/farmland/farmland-shock-georgia-grower-drops-3-000-acres-warns-unplanted-ground-2026
AgWeb
Farmland Shock: Georgia Grower Drops 3,000 Acres, Warns of Unplanted Ground in 2026
Responding to crippling input costs, Alex Harrell slashes his cropland in half and predicts significant U.S. acres may be bare come spring.
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"None of them can survive!"
Decarbonisation pledges could pose an "existential threat" to British farmers, according to UK experts.
Indeed, you "experts"! That is by design! UK farm closures are already at record levels, and forcing them to foot the bill for billions of pounds of "climate change" nonsense will absolutely consolidate food production into the hands of the technocrats who author these bad policies.
#WarOnFarms
https://www.gbnews.com/news/net-zero-resolution-foundation-farmers
Decarbonisation pledges could pose an "existential threat" to British farmers, according to UK experts.
Indeed, you "experts"! That is by design! UK farm closures are already at record levels, and forcing them to foot the bill for billions of pounds of "climate change" nonsense will absolutely consolidate food production into the hands of the technocrats who author these bad policies.
#WarOnFarms
https://www.gbnews.com/news/net-zero-resolution-foundation-farmers
GB News
'None of them can survive!' British farmers at risk from Labour’s Net Zero drive
A pro-Labour think-tank has suggested Ed Miliband's eco-policies could have a detrimental impact on farming communities
"You will see a massive decline in yield and acres"
Rising costs and fertilizer shortages are already reshaping planting decisions for US farmers, says one record-holding farmer growing corn and soybeans, along with barley, oats, triticale, and wheat on 650-acres in Hickory, North Carolina.
“I think you will see a massive decline in both yield and acres,” he predicted. “Some farmers are abandoning leases, some are switching crops and others are just using fewer inputs. I think [February's] yield numbers are a pipe dream at this point with even tillage being reduced with fuel prices.
“This is really going to be an exciting year to see if the USDA takes these things into consideration in future report numbers or if they keep them inflated. [IAF: Expect the USDA to mostly keep yields inflated until post-harvest downward revisions—much like gov does with GDP & employment numbers]
For fertilizer, he said, the price impact “has been immediate and severe. For many growers, fertilizer represented 40% of operating costs in 2025 and price increases in this critical input directly affect planting decisions, long-term viability, and the livelihoods of farm families.”
#fertilizer #WarOnFarms
https://agfundernews.com/nc-farmer-weighs-in-as-persian-gulf-fertilizer-crisis-widens-you-will-see-a-massive-decline-in-yield-and-acres
Rising costs and fertilizer shortages are already reshaping planting decisions for US farmers, says one record-holding farmer growing corn and soybeans, along with barley, oats, triticale, and wheat on 650-acres in Hickory, North Carolina.
“I think you will see a massive decline in both yield and acres,” he predicted. “Some farmers are abandoning leases, some are switching crops and others are just using fewer inputs. I think [February's] yield numbers are a pipe dream at this point with even tillage being reduced with fuel prices.
“This is really going to be an exciting year to see if the USDA takes these things into consideration in future report numbers or if they keep them inflated. [IAF: Expect the USDA to mostly keep yields inflated until post-harvest downward revisions—much like gov does with GDP & employment numbers]
For fertilizer, he said, the price impact “has been immediate and severe. For many growers, fertilizer represented 40% of operating costs in 2025 and price increases in this critical input directly affect planting decisions, long-term viability, and the livelihoods of farm families.”
#fertilizer #WarOnFarms
https://agfundernews.com/nc-farmer-weighs-in-as-persian-gulf-fertilizer-crisis-widens-you-will-see-a-massive-decline-in-yield-and-acres
AgFunderNews
NC farmer weighs in as Persian Gulf fertilizer crisis widens: ‘You will see a massive decline in yield and acres’
“Most of the farmers I met and spoke with over the last month are not secured for their spring fertilizer,” says Russell Hedrick.
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Ukraine Aims to Liquidate Family Farms
The gov is pushing an amendment to Civil Code that eliminates "Family Farm" as a legal entity, forcing farmers to re-register as sole proprietorship or a full LLC (or go black market).
Experts are warning this causes all sorts of headaches for traditional farms—including inheritance issues— and fuels the consolidation of independent/smale-scale food production into large corporate hands.
The technocratic takeover of food proceeds around the world!
#WarOnFarms
The gov is pushing an amendment to Civil Code that eliminates "Family Farm" as a legal entity, forcing farmers to re-register as sole proprietorship or a full LLC (or go black market).
Experts are warning this causes all sorts of headaches for traditional farms—including inheritance issues— and fuels the consolidation of independent/smale-scale food production into large corporate hands.
The technocratic takeover of food proceeds around the world!
#WarOnFarms
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American farmers face loss of $100+/acre
-- this is what I've meant when I keep saying the technocrats are making farming economically unviable:
"Across the country, corn growers are feeling squeezed from both directions. Costs for fertilizer, diesel fuel, crop protection, and seed continue climbing, while corn prices remain too low to offset those expenses."
This is a #WarOnFarms to consolidate control of food production into the hands of the technocrats.
Grow those gardens...
- @iceagefarmer
https://www.agdaily.com/crops/american-corn-farmers-brace-100-per-acre-losses/
-- this is what I've meant when I keep saying the technocrats are making farming economically unviable:
"Across the country, corn growers are feeling squeezed from both directions. Costs for fertilizer, diesel fuel, crop protection, and seed continue climbing, while corn prices remain too low to offset those expenses."
This is a #WarOnFarms to consolidate control of food production into the hands of the technocrats.
Grow those gardens...
- @iceagefarmer
https://www.agdaily.com/crops/american-corn-farmers-brace-100-per-acre-losses/
AGDAILY
American Corn Farmers Brace for $100-Per-Acre Losses
American corn farmers are facing losses of up to $100 per acre as soaring fertilizer and diesel costs collide with low crop prices.