The Van Trump Report

Month: September 2026

If America Wants to Win, America Has to Build

I think we are getting dangerously close to having the wrong argument about data centers. Across rural America, communities are beginning to push back against massive AI data-center developments over concerns about farmland, water use, electric rates, traffic, and the possibility that these projects could permanently change local communities. Those are legitimate concerns… I had …

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The Energy Asset Hiding inside the Feedlot

For generations, the economics of a feedlot were relatively straightforward. Buy cattle, buy feed, add weight efficiently, manage risk, and sell finished animals. That basic business is not disappearing, but a project recently broke ground in Broken Bow, Nebraska that suggests the modern feedlot may eventually be worth more than the cattle flowing through it. …

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