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Cheap Imports Are Crushing Vegetable Growers in Malaysia. The Ones Still Smiling Sell Something No Import Can Copy.
Imported vegetables pushed Malaysian farm-gate prices below cost, and US and UK growers face the same squeeze. You can't win on price per kilo, but a picking day, a farm-stand story or a small dinner is something no import can copy.

Stephen Loke
8 min read


US Farm Debt Just Hit a Record $605 Billion. The Farmers Climbing Out Are Selling Experiences, Not More Bushels.
USDA forecasts record US farm debt of $605.1 billion in 2026 as costs climb and income falls. Here's why borrowing to grow more of the same deepens the hole, and how farms are adding agritourism cash flow with a plan their bank takes seriously.

Stephen Loke
10 min read


World Food Prices Just Hit a Near 4-Year High. Why Families Are Driving Out to Farms to Buy Direct (and How Your Farm Keeps the Retail Price)
World food prices just hit their highest level since November 2022, yet farmers still get commodity prices. Here is why families drive out to farms when food gets expensive, and 5 ways your farm can keep the retail price.

Stephen Loke
10 min read


The Treasury Just Cut Fertiliser Tariffs. Don't Bank on It. Here's the Farm Income That Never Needs a Bag of Urea.
The Treasury is removing 2-6.5% fertiliser tariffs from 26 November. At best it saves about £29 a tonne. Here's why the NFU doubts it, and the farm income no tariff can touch.

Stephen Loke
9 min read


Europe Is Redrawing Farm Subsidies Again. Here's Why the Smartest Farmers Never Let a Government Cheque Be Their Business Plan.
Farm subsidies get rewritten every few years in Europe, the UK and the US. Here is why farms with visitor income they control ride out every change.

Stephen Loke
10 min read


Australia Is Spending Nearly $8 Million to Test Regenerative Farming. The Farms Already Doing It Are Charging Visitors to Watch.
CSIRO just launched a nearly A$8 million, five-year trial of regenerative grain farming. Meanwhile, regenerative farms already charge visitors to walk their paddocks. Here is how to turn your soil, your method and your story into paid farm walks, field days, workshops and school trips.

Stephen Loke
8 min read
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