# Barn Talk

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## Posts
- [The Farm Bill Died Over Food Stamps, Not Farming](https://www.joinbarntalk.com/p/the-farm-bill-died-over-food-stamps-not-farming): Plus a glimpse into Tork’s life in 1997 when he was 26, and what happened next.
- [A 24,000-Member Farm Bureau Just Said No to Data Centers](https://www.joinbarntalk.com/p/a-24-000-member-farm-bureau-just-said-no-to-data-centers): One proposed transmission route crosses six farms the public already bought the development rights on.
- [Washington's $50 Billion Rural Hospital Fix Misses the Point](https://www.joinbarntalk.com/p/washington-s-50-billion-rural-hospital-fix-misses-the-point): Plus the pitmaster who turned a ruined Walmart brisket into a world-class barbecue joint.
- [Who Really Owns American Farmland?](https://www.joinbarntalk.com/p/who-really-owns-american-farmland): The House votes this week on Trump's farm aid, and the fine print matters more than the number.
- [You Can Fix Your Own Tractor... Finally.](https://www.joinbarntalk.com/p/you-can-fix-your-own-tractor-finally): Farmers beat John Deere on right to repair, plus what Taylor Moyer taught us about turning a profit from scratch.
- [The Biofuel Rule Nobody Explained Is Worth $40 an Acre](https://www.joinbarntalk.com/p/the-biofuel-rule-nobody-explained-is-worth-40-an-acre): Cheaper fertilizer, a biofuel credit that pays you to farm the way you already do, and Sawyer on the cover-crop fight every family has.
- [Washington Can't Decide If It Wants Your Crops Picked](https://www.joinbarntalk.com/p/washington-can-t-decide-if-it-wants-your-crops-picked): Raids paused, then restarted days later, while crude crashed and a Super Bowl champ told us he'd rather be on a tractor.
- [The Pest That Came Back and the Milk Movement Washington Can't Stop](https://www.joinbarntalk.com/p/the-pest-that-came-back-and-the-milk-movement-washington-can-t-stop): New World screwworm confirmed in Texas for the first time in decades, plus the raw milk revolution rewriting state law across the country.
- [The USDA Just Put $700 Million Behind Your Soil](https://www.joinbarntalk.com/p/the-usda-just-put-700-million-behind-your-soil): Senate Ag markup delayed to July 13. Plus a Kentucky agronomist who quit corporate ag, went to harvest in Australia, and came back rethinking soil biology from the ground up.
- [Screwworm Is 25 Miles From Texas and the Border Stays Shut](https://www.joinbarntalk.com/p/screwworm-is-25-miles-from-texas-and-the-border-stays-shut): USDA confirmed a goat infestation in Coahuila on June 2. Plus Brazil's record safrinha, the Cattle on Feed surprise, and Argentina cutting export taxes again.
- [Farm Bankruptcies Hit a Six-Year High While Nobody Was Watching](https://www.joinbarntalk.com/p/farm-bankruptcies-hit-a-six-year-high-while-nobody-was-watching): 62 Chapter 12 filings in April alone, the worst monthly number since 2020. Plus full markets, the SpaceX IPO, and Tork's take on where this cycle ends.
- [John Deere Just Told You Where the Equipment Market Stands](https://www.joinbarntalk.com/p/john-deere-just-told-you-where-the-equipment-market-stands): Deere's large ag business down 39%, HPAI is back in dairy herds, and Beyond Meat hits 75 cents.
- [China's Big Ag Promise Already Has Farmers Skeptical](https://www.joinbarntalk.com/p/china-s-big-ag-promise-already-has-farmers-skeptical): No signed purchase agreements came out of the summit. The markets noticed right away.
- [The $42 Billion Rural Broadband Promise Just Went "Operational"](https://www.joinbarntalk.com/p/the-42-billion-rural-broadband-promise-just-went-operational): Five years after Congress approved the money, the program is operational, but the cable still isn't in the ground.
- [Washington Finally Gave Farmers a Farm Bill](https://www.joinbarntalk.com/p/washington-finally-gave-farmers-a-farm-bill): The House passed the 2026 Farm Bill - now the Senate has to finish the job.
- [Born Without Arms. Built Championship NASCAR Cars.](https://www.joinbarntalk.com/p/born-without-arms-built-championship-nascar-cars): Richie Parker's story starts with his parents refusing to lower the bar.
- [The Tariff Hit Right in the Middle of Planting Season](https://www.joinbarntalk.com/p/the-tariff-hit-right-in-the-middle-of-planting-season): Plus: cattle guys are having the best year in memory while row crop farmers watch margin disappear.
- [The USDA Wants to Cut 2,000 Farm Jobs. Here’s What That Means.](https://www.joinbarntalk.com/p/the-usda-wants-to-cut-2-000-farm-jobs-here-s-what-that-means): Fertilizer up 15%, FSA staffing cut 26%, and crude oil just dropped $18 a barrel. It's been a week to say the least.
- [The Farm Aid Is Flowing. It's Just Not Going to Farmers](https://www.joinbarntalk.com/p/the-farm-aid-is-flowing-it-s-just-not-going-to-farmers): An economist just explained why your government farm check ends up in your landlord's pocket. Plus oil hits $111 and what it means before fall.
- [Five Weeks In. Grain Farmers Are Still Doing the Math.](https://www.joinbarntalk.com/p/five-weeks-in-grain-farmers-are-still-doing-the-math): Fertilizer up 15%, China gone quiet on beans, and planting season isn't waiting on Washington.

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