
Pam Caraway
Executive Editor at Farm Futures
Agriculture evangelist. Writer. Family woman. Survivor. A traveling girl who comes to ground in a tiny town in LA (Lower Alabama). Opinions are my own.
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1 week ago |
farmprogress.com | Pam Caraway
Getting saucy with food economics is a creative way to get folks to pay attention to what’s happening with their grocery bill. A tip of the tongs to Rabobank for their ingenuity. That said, let’s flip the narrative with a more southern tone. Granted, I’m just a transplant but I married through and through Alabama fellow. First, in the south there is no such thing as a barbecue, just as there isn’t a grit. In the south we eat barbecue, as in pork butt.
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1 week ago |
farmprogress.com | Pam Caraway
This column calls for a warning, kind of like a movie rating. Here it is:For those who voted for and support President Donald Trump, be aware this content raises questions about his economic strategy. For those who didn’t support Trump at the ballot box or who no longer agree with his leadership style, don’t expect fury and condemnation here. Instead, I want to address the risk of losing family farms if we stay on this road. So, here we go.
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2 weeks ago |
farmprogress.com | Bruce Blythe |Pam Caraway
“Some producers are going to go out of business.”David Kohl, the venerable economist known across the agricultural industry, repeated that message over and over during meeting season between 2024 harvest and 2025 planting. Whether he was speaking to farmers or bankers, the message was the same: If you’re a farmer, figure out how not to be one of those businesses. If you’re a banker, do what you can to guide your client through this time.
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2 weeks ago |
farmprogress.com | Pam Caraway |Bruce Blythe |Ben Potter
Consumers may simply see a 4% increase in the cost of a Memorial Day BBQ, but farmers who look at the agricultural economics behind those numbers can find hot opportunities and cold financial realities. The cumulative result is the cost of an all-American BBQ is up from $73 in 2018 to $103 this year. And that’s without including a deviled egg on the plate.
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1 month ago |
farmprogress.com | Pam Caraway
Equipment decisions for your farm aren’t a function of the national ag economy. And buying a piece of farm machinery isn’t a tax bill decision. Whether to buy a piece of equipment hinges on four questions:Does it make your operation more efficient? How does it impact your liquidity? The first question isn’t whether it’s a good deal; it’s whether the purchase presents an opportunity. The most rewarding one may be equipment that resolves labor needs.
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