In just the first three months of this year, 259 farms went bankrupt

Here’s a hard truth many aren’t talking about:

In just the first three months of this year, 259 farms went bankrupt — that’s more than the total bankruptcies for any full year since 2021. Yeah, you read that right.

What’s driving this? A perfect storm of policy punches:

Tariffs that hit farmers hard right at planting season.

Fertilizer prices skyrocketing to ungodly levels.

Delays on the Farm Bill causing uncertainty and chaos.

And then, the bigger question: why do all roads seem to lead to Bill Gates?

He’s invested deeply in everything tied to these policies and seems to be cashing in on the fallout — including the greenwashing touted in the Inflation Reduction Act that’s actually led to massive farmland loss.

Here’s the kicker — a ton of American farmland is being sold off cheap and guess who’s buying? Yep, China.

So what’s the takeaway?

If America really cared about its farmers, about food security, and about keeping people who feed us in business, maybe it’d rethink immigration crackdowns too — because those farms desperately need workers, many of whom are immigrants.

259 farms lost in three months.

Land lost to foreign buyers.

A system that’s broken and benefiting a few mega-investors while gutting rural America.

If you’re mad about immigrants getting arrested but ignoring the farmers going bankrupt, it’s time to widen the lens.

Because this is about the survival of farming communities — and who’ll be left to feed the country.

And spoiler: it ain’t going to be empty fields.