
250 Years of Feeding America: Family Farmers Are Still Fighting for Their Fair Share
Friday, July 3, 2026 • 3 PM
As the United States marks its 250th anniversary this Independence Day, National Farmers Union (NFU) is releasing the updated Farmer’s Share of the Food Dollar for items typically found during an Independence Day cookout table. These figures reveal how much family farmers earn compared to what consumers pay at the grocery store — and a quarter millennium into this American story, the gap has never been wider.

