Farmers across Georgia are nearing a breaking point as the demands of modern agriculture grow heavier by the year. The cost of everything—from equipment and fuel to fertilizer and land—continues to climb, while new regulations add layers of complexity and compliance burdens to already full days. While technology is essential, it requires major investments just to keep up, and the financial risks tied to unpredictable markets and extreme weather make every season feel like a gamble. Despite all of this, profit margins remain razor-thin.

Farmers are being asked to produce more, navigate more, and withstand more—yet they’re earning less. It’s a level of pressure that’s simply unsustainable for the people who feed, fuel, and clothe our communities.

We need your help.

Help us educate consumers and our elected leaders and consumers by sharing the facts. 

Graphics for Social Media Use

Right click on the images below to download the full size graphic. They were designed to be shared on social media but please utilize in any way that helps get the message out.

Graphic for Price Index for Crop Producers 

This graph shows the relationship between the prices paid by farmers and the the money they are able to get for their products.

How to use it: Right click to download and save the image, then upload to your social media platform of choice. We recommend offering personal commentary based on your own experience. 

Source: American Farm Bureau Federation, afbf.org

Graphic: Georgia farmers lost nearly $800 million in 2025 

This graph shows the projected profit loss specific to Georgia farmers in 2025. 

How to use it: Right click to download and save the image, then upload to your social media platform of choice. We recommend offering personal commentary based on your own experience. 

Informational Carousel: Why Farmers Are Going Out of Business

This educational carousel will help tell the story of why America is losing so many of its family farms.

How to use it: Right click to download and save each of the images, then upload them to Instagram or Facebook. Make sure to upload them in order so it tells the story. Viewers will swipe left to get to the next slide. These can be used as posts or stories.

Informational Carousel: Why It Matters

This educational carousel will help tell the story of why this information should matter to every American.

How to use it: Right click to download and save each of the images, then upload them to Instagram or Facebook. Make sure to upload them in order so it tells the story. Viewers will swipe left to get to the next slide. These can be used as posts or stories.

Informational Carousel (Or Individual Posts): How Much Georgia Farmers Lost in 2025

The following graphics can be used all together in an educational carousel, or could be used individually to highlight specific commodities.

How to use it: Right click to download and save each of the images, then upload them to Instagram or Facebook. If you are using them as a carousel, make sure to upload them in order so it tells the story. Viewers will swipe left to get to the next slide. These can be used as posts or stories.

Informational Carousel: Why Is America Losing Family Farms? (Shorter)

This is a shorter version of the question of why farms are going out of business.

How to use it: Right click to download and save each of the images, then upload them to Instagram or Facebook. Make sure to upload them in order so it tells the story. Viewers will swipe left to get to the next slide. These can be used as posts or stories.

Issues Farmers are Facing

Georgia farmers find themselves at a crossroads of record high input costs and record low commodity prices for many of the products grown here in Georgia. Coupled with multiple years of severe natural disasters, the viability of many family farms is not promising. We urge policymakers to make it their top priority to address the needs of family farms across the state. For our state's # 1 industry to remain strong, we must focus our attention on the profitability of family farms.

Financial Sustainability of Georgia Farms is at Risk

• Georgia farmers experienced about $800 million in profit loss in 2025.

• Farm production costs have exceeded farm revenue 11 of the past 14 years.

• $50 billion U.S. Ag Trade Deficit in 2025.

• Tractor prices increased 21 % from 2020-2023 (Source: USDA, NASS)

• Stagnant prices and increasing costs suggest a negative optlook for most of Georgia's major crops in 2026. (Source: University of Georgia Coflege of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences "GA Ag lmpac/ Report")

These stressors are taken home, contributing to 42% of Georgia farmers having thoughts of suicide in the past year. (Source: Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center. /2022, June}. Farmers' concerns: A 9ualitative assessment to plan rural medical education. Georgia Rural Health)

Agricultural Lenders Echo These Concerns

• Net farm income & working capital remain the top concerns of lenders the past decade, regardless of whether farm income levels were rising or falling.

• Less than 45% of agricultural borrowers were profitable in 2025 with no expectation of improvement in 2026.

• "Concerns continued to mount for grain and cotton producers beset by lower prices and elevated input costs."

Source: American Bankers Association & Farmer Mac. /2025, November 12). 2025 'Ag Lender Survey: Ag Lenders Signal Cautious Outlook for Farm Profitability'. 

Support GA Farmers By:

• Strengthening existing & incentivizing new domestic markets utilizing Ag commodities.  

• Investing in research to create advanced & innovative products from Ag commodities.

• Creating a healthy business climate where farmers have access to resources that are reliable and affordable to continue farming.