---
title: "Crabby Russian Space Program Head Turns Sights on American Farmers"
description: "In the latest news, Russia believes American farmers rely on its GLONASS geoloation system to get by, according to Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin."
date: "2022-05-19"
modified: "2022-05-19"
authors:
  - name: "Lonnie Lee Hood"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/ahood"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/dmitry-rogozin-american-farmers"
categories:
  - "Space"
tags:
  - "Russia"
  - "space"
  - "supply chain"
  - "the digest"
---

# Crabby Russian Space Program Head Turns Sights on American Farmers

![In the latest news, Russia believes American farmers rely on its GLONASS geoloation system to get by, according to Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/russian-space-program-american-farmers-suck.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: Getty Images/Futurism\</em\>*

## Astronaut Farmer

If there's one thing Russia's top space chief is good at — spoiler: it [might not be actual space stuff](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/russia-roscosmos-space-launch-screw-up>)— it's [complaining about Americans](<https://futurism.com/dmitry-rogozin-space-debris>).

Today's [presentation by Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0eIcuy8JEg>) certainly delivered in that regard. Speaking to an audience of what appear to be Russian university students, Rogozin touted the superiority of Russia's space program — which, by the way, is definitely [less than true](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/space-station-russia-debris>) these days.

Afterward, Rogozin turned his sights on — wait for it — American farmers, claiming they prefer to use Russian geolocation systems. In particular, he said it's well known that farmers prefer GLONASS, a Russian space-based satellite navigation system, over similar products from the US and UK.

"An American farmer \[says\] that he prefers to work in the fields using The Russian GLONASS system," Rogogzin said [in a Roscosmos video](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0eIcuy8JEg>) that has auto-generated English captions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0eIcuy8JEg

## Go Figure

Funny that Rogozin would bring up GLONASS now.

Back in February, *GPS World* — a publication that covers geolocation device news — said Russia [fully expected the satellite system to go do during](<https://www.gpsworld.com/russia-expected-to-ditch-glonass-for-loran-in-ukraine-invasion/>) its bloody onslaught in the Ukraine. The story said they would switch to another system instead.

Why the change up now? Well, Rogozin sure does love to pretend Russia's [space program is top tier](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/russia-roscosmos-space-launch-screw-up>). It feels like he loves lying almost as much as Russian President Vladimir Putin loves pretending the entire world believes [his propaganda](<https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/04/23/propaganda-russia-atrocity-bucha/>) about a desperate need to invade Ukraine and that civilian casualties aren't happening.

Hey sure, dudes. Whatever helps you sleep at night.

**More on Russia and Ukraine:** [*Ukrainian Hackers Allegedly Cut Off Russian Soldiers' Beloved Vodka Supply*](<https://futurism.com/ukraine-russia-war-hackers-vodka>)