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Farmland Shock: Georgia Grower Drops 3,000 Acres, Warns of Unplanted Ground in 2026 Responding to crippling input costs, Alex Harrell slashes his cropland in half and predicts significant U.S. acres may be bare come spring. By Chris Bennett • January 05, 2026 06:30 AM “Guys are quitting and walking away, and that eventually leads to land that doesn’t get picked up … Cropland with no crop,” says Alex Harrell. (Photo courtesy of Harrell Farms) How deep is the farm crisis? Adios to acreage. In November 2025, Alex Harrell, among the most highly reputed producers in the U.S., dropped an old-school grading scale, A to F, across his 6,000-acre operation and slashed almost half his ground, notifying 12 landlords in a three-week window. “I can’t speak to the rest of the country, but around here, generational growers are either cutting back, quitting, falling into Chapter 12, or grasping at straws.” Spurred by crippling inputs, Harrell’s acreage drop is an alarming indica...