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This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The End of the American Dream.  This is the worst of times for U.S. farmers. Coming into 2026, we were already in the midst of the worst farming crisis in at least 50 years. Now the war in the Middle East has caused fertilizer prices to go absolutely haywire, and a historic drought has created nightmare conditions for farmers from coast to coast. What we are witnessing is truly unprecedented. One recent survey discovered that 70 percent of U.S. farmers won’t be able to afford all of the fertilizer that they need…

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Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Best For Beginners Ugly Stik GX2 Spinning Combo Best Budget Shimano Nexave Spinning Combo Best for Salmon and Steelhead Shimano Symetre Salmon/Steelhead Spinning Combo It is a common misconception that rod and reel combos are lower quality than what you would get from rods and reels sold separately. The truth is there are plenty of quality combos from top-notch brands that will help you land fish. Purchasing ready-made combos takes the guesswork out of trying to match the right reel with…

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The U.S. Navy’s top civilian said Tuesday that the service would look into the concept of utilizing foreign partners to manufacture the nation’s warships as it seeks to address its growing shipbuilding needs.Navy Secretary John Phelan told reporters at a media roundtable at Sea-Air-Space 2026 in Washington that the Navy was facing a labor capacity problem at home and needed help remediating it.“Everything’s on the table,” Phelan said. “We just need to look at it, understand it, understand the implications behind it and decide if we think that makes sense or not.”The secretary cited previous successful maintenance, repair and operations…

When the American Expeditionary Forces joined the Allied armies on the Western Front in World War I, there was one condition upon which their commander, Gen. John Pershing, insisted. He wanted the AEF to fight as an army, not a collection of separated units scattered among the Allied armies. For the most part, he got his way by the time the United States’ First Army was launched against the Germans at Saint-Mihiel in September 1918. There were, nevertheless, a handful of American divisions that were “loaned” among the French, the British and the Australians, leaving their partners a general impression…

U.S. Southern Command is standing up a new element aimed at connecting tactical missions to long-term outcomes with unmanned systems, the command announced Tuesday. The development of the Autonomous Warfare Command was mandated by SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan in an effort to further support the Trump administration’s national security objectives and SOUTHCOM’s operational dominance, per the statement.Once fully operational, the new command will be tasked with engaging autonomous, semi-autonomous and unmanned platforms to “counter threats across domains.” The announcement did not specify when SAWC will reach operational status. “From the seafloor to space and across the cyber domain,…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics A high-school fishing tournament in California took a terrifying turn just after blast-off on Saturday, when two boats collided near the San Joaquin Delta. Six people were injured during the crash, and four of them had to be hospitalized. Three have since been released. The one person still in the hospital was one of the adult boat operators involved in the crash, according to one of the tournament organizers. “Just a really tragic incident. We’re still just trying to make sure everybody is okay,” says Barry…

This article was originally published by Willow Tohi at Natural News.  Israel’s UN ambassador publicly accused France, China, and Pakistan of making secret payments to Iran for safe passage through the blockaded Strait of Hormuz. The accusations stem from reports that commercial vessels from these nations transited the strait despite Iran’s broader shipping restrictions. The Strait of Hormuz is a critical global chokepoint, handling approximately 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas. Iran has selectively allowed passage for some nations’ ships while maintaining a blockade against others, deepening geopolitical fractures. The confrontation at the UN highlights the escalating…

Saildrone, a maritime defense company, announced on Monday a new class of unmanned surface vessels designed for anti-submarine warfare operations.The company released the Saildrone Spectre design, a vessel 54 meters long and 250 metric tons that’s capable of a speed up to 30 knots, making it the company’s “most capable” platform, Salidrone said.Spectre is meant for ASW missions, which demand “extreme endurance and an ultra-quiet acoustic signature,” according to an advanced company release shared with Military Times. The release states that the vessel utilizes the wing system’s endurance and silent propulsion to fulfill ASW operations.Richard Jenkins, Saildrone’s founder and CEO,…

The U.S. medium-sized unmanned service vessels fleet could jump from roughly four to 30 vessels by 2030 in the Indo-Pacific, according to officials. As of now, the U.S. has at least four medium-sized unmanned service vessels that previously completed deployments in the region.In just four years, that amount could be approximately seven times larger, according to U.S. Navy Capt. Garrett Miller. Speaking on a panel about uncrewed maritime systems on Monday’s Sea-Air-Space Conference, Miller, the commodore of Surface Development Group 1, said that based on the service’s 2045 force vision, people can expect to see over 30 medium USVs in…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. On Tuesday the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission announced the death of what’s believed to be the world’s largest common snapping turtle, a prehistoric-looking specimen known as Big Snap Daddy. The turtle was something of a living legend among visitors to the Schramm Education Center’s, which housed the turtle in its aquarium in Gretna, Nebraska, for some 30 years. The wildlife agency announced the news on Facebook, to the dismay of adults and kids alike. Experts estimate “Big Snap” was between…

The Department of Defense on Tuesday unveiled a $1.5 trillion budget proposal for fiscal 2027 — a 42% year-over-year increase and the most expensive military outlay in modern history. “We’re facing one of the most complex and dangerous threat environments in our nation’s 250-year history,” Jules J. Hurst III, the under secretary of war and chief financial officer, told reporters at a briefing at the Pentagon. “Our adversaries are rapidly advancing capabilities across every warfighting domain: in the air, land, sea, space and cyberspace, while years of underinvestment has strained our industrial base.”“This is a generational investment in the United…