The best farmland in America. The worst returns in 25 years. And they're still planting. Why? скачать в хорошем качестве

The best farmland in America. The worst returns in 25 years. And they're still planting. Why?

Imagine this: you're up at five in the morning, you plant your fields, you bring in a solid harvest — and you open your expense spreadsheet to find minus $107 on every single acre. That's been the reality for Illinois farmers three years running — not because of drought, not because of bad management, but because cash rent locked in at record highs from the good years while grain prices collapsed right after. In this video I break down exactly how this trap works with real numbers, how farmers are surviving — cutting costs, renegotiating leases, hedging price risk — and how much runway they have left. At the end: a twist most people didn't see coming — 2026 data and where this story goes from here.