Farmers' Advance

10/23/2025

The Butler County Sheriff's Office presented its proposed 2026 budget, which included a rate increase for ICE. The federal government approved a new rate of $105 per day per detainee, up from the current $68.

The Butler County Sheriff's Office presented its proposed 2026 budget, which included a rate increase for ICE.

10/22/2025

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10/21/2025

Why? Because He desires to have a relationship with those who follow Him. We are important to Him. He loves us unconditionally.

10/21/2025

“There is huge demand in places like Chicago, Indianapolis, Houston and beyond,” Bohn said. “I’ve seen pictures where trailers come in filled with Mama Janet’s white corn, and people are already waiting in line. People come from all over.”

Mujjabi set up a sensory panel to rank his three white corn hybrids against American sweet corn as a control group. Among the African guests, sweet corn came in dead last.

“Many Africans think sweet corn is too sweet. We don't really like it. But that’s all we have access to here in the U.S.,” Mujjabi said.

“There is huge demand in places like Chicago, Indianapolis, Houston and beyond,” Bohn said. “I’ve seen pictures where trailers come in filled with Mama Janet’s white corn, and people are already waiting in line. People come from all over.”

10/21/2025

The per-diem rate for detainees at this facility is $291 per detainee per day ― an unusually high premium compared to the $75-85 the federal government reimburses other facilities used as ICE detention centers in Indiana. ICE will also reimburse the cost of translation services on phone calls for detainees at a rate of up to 89 cents per minute, according to the contract.

Meanwhile, the actual cost of providing housing, meals and transportation for prisoners at Miami Correctional is about $80 per person.

Furthermore, barring "acts of God" that would prevent the facility from running, Indiana is guaranteed to pull in at least $79 million from this contract. That's because after a 120-day ramp up period, ICE agrees to pay for a minimum of 450 beds, even if they aren't filled.

"I trust that you understand that some people have a different perspective, little bit maybe more focused on human rights and the real function of Indiana government, and wonder how we find ourselves in this position where we’re going to profit on somebody else’s misery," Indianapolis state Rep. Ed Delaney said.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security plans to reimburse Indiana 3.5 times the actual cost of detaining people at the Miami Correctional Facility.

10/21/2025

The U.S. Treasury may be "prepared" to take "exceptional measures" but are U.S. taxpayers? And what about U.S. soybean growers? More peso-propping up means more U.S. soybean sales going down.

10/21/2025

"[T]he Trump administration said that its immigration crackdown is hurting farmers and risking higher food prices for Americans by cutting off agriculture’s labor supply."

"Under the changes, H-2A wages will drop between $1.12 to $3.18 an hour depending on the state."

"[T]he Trump administration said that its immigration crackdown is hurting farmers and risking higher food prices for Americans by cutting off agriculture’s labor supply."

10/21/2025

“China’s soybean imports reached 12.87 million metric tons in September, the second-highest level on record.”

Reuters’ Ella Cao and Lewis Jackson reported that “China imported no soybeans from the U.S. in September, the first time since November 2018 that shipments fell to zero, while South American shipments surged from a year earlier, as buyers shunned American cargoes during the ongoing trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies.”

The Washington Post’s Christian Shepherd and Lyric Li reported that “China has worked hard to curb its reliance on U.S. soy imports, especially after the trade conflict of Trump’s first term ended in 2020 when Beijing agreed to buy $200 billion in American products, including soybeans (although it bought far less than it promised.)”

'China’s soybean imports reached 12.87 million metric tons in September, the second-highest level on record.'

10/20/2025

'President Donald Trump’s offer to prop up Argentina’s economy—and the political future of embattled President Javier Milei—has drawn the ire of farmers and lawmakers, who consider this an ill-judged use of American resources.'

10/15/2025

Soybeans were the number one U.S. agricultural export, worth about $24.5 billion and more than half of it was bought by China.

10/15/2025

Life is good. God is good! I am so thankful that He is my all in all as I depend on Him. Yes, there are sad moments, exciting times, and planting and reaping days. I know Who holds today and all my tomorrows. What peace it brings!

10/15/2025

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