American consumers should be willing to pay a little extra for food and fiber to help ease the load on American farmers, Henley said. American farmers produce the safest food in the world. If the balance of food production power shifts to other countries, you'll see a decline in the quality of products. Taxes also play a role in declining farm profits, Henley said. People don't realize the amount of the tax burden farmers pay, Henley said.
Farmers also pay income taxes and bear the brunt of local property taxes.
It gets real close to half of all we make is paid back in taxes. The end of the day at the Henley farm comes literally at the end of daylight. The family is back together. Supper is over. The children play with tiny farm animals at the foot of Dad's chair.