Fourth-generation dairy farmer worried about the future of agriculture amid rising costs and labor shortages

A fourth-generation dairy farmer informed Fox News on Monday that local weather change-related insurance policies and heightened financial woes might sign dangerous information for her household’s farm and the bigger agricultural group.

“We’ve seen 45,000 dairy farms go out since 2003. I’m worried for my beef farmers, the processing crops… I’m worried about just about all of agriculture. What is our future wanting like and how are Americans going to rally round our agriculture group? We should assist our native agriculture. We can not let rules kill off our meals provide,” Stephanie Nash stated on “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”

FARMS FACE LONG TERM CHALLENGES AS PRODUCTION COSTS CONTINUE TO SKYROCKET

Rising costs, labor and provide shortages and little federal assist – along with local weather change and conservation rules – are all main obstacles threatening the Nash household, and others like them. 

Chris Pollack, co-owner of Pollack-Vu dairy farm tells Fox News gas costs have extra that doubled (Megan Myers/Fox Digital)
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“We are dealing with greater farm inputs, have been dealing with opinions from the public, have been dealing with rules, have been dealing with drought,” Nash stated. “[In] California, [Gov. Gavin] Newsom handed a legislation that we will not drill any water proper now, and California has the largest agriculture county in the United States,” she informed Carlson.

HIGHER FERTILIZER PRICES COULD MEAN SMALLER CROPS

Nash stated the Biden administration has not solely been little assist to farmers and ranchers, however they’ve “made it very clear that the Green New Deal and local weather change and billions of {dollars} going to Washington, D.C., is their agenda and they could not care much less about the American individuals, our meals provide and our meals safety.”

The value of fertilizer alone has risen greater than 300% in some areas, in line with the American Farm Bureau.

Rising costs, labor and provide shortages are all main obstacles threatening farms throughout the U.S.  (Matt Leach/Fox Digital)
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The rise in worth is because of a quantity of elements, together with elevated demand, provide chain disruptions, enhance in vitality costs, in line with the American Farm Bureau. Even the conflict in Ukraine performs a task.

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Nash stated she hopes individuals will begin to understand that “no farm,” means “no gas,” and “no future.”