09/13/2026
If people want to understand why the price of beef is up this is one of the major reasons. While filling this swather with diesel - every minute I hold the handle down on this pump costs us another $90. Last year it was $40. In 5.5 minutes we spent 500.00 bucks tonight. We are small farmers. The big guys move the decimal over 2 places to the right.
Add in fertilizer that has doubled and we have real problems brewing in the Ag industry.
Hay is going for the same price it was last year. This is 100% unsustainable. America needs to be self sufficient with respect to energy and food.
Buy local or there won’t be any of us left before long. Then the prices REALLY go up.