The Dawn of the Great Depression
Fuelled by frenetic speculation, and by the idea that everyone can get rich without limits, it puts a final stop to the euphoria of the 1920s.
America is then caught in a devastating cycle which spreads around the world a few months later like a malign infection.
More Than Half of Americans Say the Cost of Living Is Worse Under Trump Than at Any Other Point in Their Lives
A majority of Americans now say the cost of living is the worst they can remember — and most of them blame President Donald Trump for their predicament.
Poll results published Friday by Politico showed 53 percent of those surveyed couldn’t recall struggling harder to make ends meet, up from 46 percent in November.
The poll by Public First also found 46 percent felt Trump was fully or mostly responsible for the state of the economy, unchanged from six months ago…. (Continue to full article)
U.S. Tractor Sales Fall 21.6%, Combine Sales Drop 56% From 2025
Sales data shows that U.S. tractor sales were down 21.6% and combine sales decreased 56.1% year-over-year in May 2026, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).
Canadian sales of combines were 80, down 56.5% from 184 in May 2025. Canadian tractor sales were 1,976 for May, down 17% from May 2025.
Sales for self-propelled combines in the U.S. were down 56.1% in May, with 138 sold this year compared with 314 last year. Year to date, AEM reports 1,066 combines have been sold as of May, down 14.6% from 1,248 at the same time last year. Self-propelled combine inventory began at 714 in May… (Continue to full article)
Is Washington State Coming After Farmers and Ranchers – Are Regulators Trading Away Food Production To Secure “Environmental Justice“?
The King family in eastern Washington has raised cattle on its property since the 1950s. In addition to ranch property it owns, the King family has also leased from the state nearly 13,000 acres of grazing land for its cattle since the 1950s.
During dry months the King Ranch maintains watering holes for the cattle and wildlife. Many of these watering holes go back to before the King family owned or leased the land, and the activity in connection with them has only been done for the purpose of maintenance.
Based on an anonymous complaint, and an investigation using Google Earth satellite imagery, the Washington Department of Ecology (WADOE) accused the King Ranch of illegally excavating “wetlands” — a wet spot in arid areas in violation of state law. The WADOE imposed a penalty in excess of $250,000, and ordered the King family to implement a 10-year restoration plan estimated to cost them over $3.5 million to fully comply with.
Maybe they can grow carrots and squash on roof-top gardens in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods that Bill Gates can use to make fake meat…. (Continue to full article)
