Post by Agriculture Capital

A new American Farm Bureau Federation survey found that 70% of US farmers cannot afford all the fertilizer they need this year. In the South, that figure climbs to 78%. This is what a fifth consecutive supply shock looks like at the farm gate: not a price spike to weather, but a working capital problem that compounds across regions and seasons. The farms with the least exposure to synthetic fertilizer and diesel are the ones with the most room to absorb it. Regenerative operations use an estimated 37% less synthetic fertilizer and 22% less fuel, and that lower input dependency continues to translate into a meaningful cost advantage every time geopolitics reprices the inputs conventional farms rely on. The economic case for regenerative management strengthens with each shock, and 70% is a hard number to ignore. Read our latest newsletter, "Iran War Impact on US Farmers": https://lnkd.in/gZqR6v9S