A grim economic outlook for U.S. corn and soybean farmers is inviting comparisons with the devastating farm economy of the 1980s. While there are key differences, smaller and mid-sized farmers are at ...

Editor's note: This is the first part in a series looking at the farm crisis of the 1980s. FARGO, N.D. | Today’s older farmers remember the 1980s farm credit crisis, but the younger ones can barely ...

You take your best shot, and if it’s a miss, you’ve got to be ready for the rebound. With grit and discernment, Mark Hanna is the leader of Hanna Farms, a row crop farm in north-central Iowa. What ...

“I’ve definitely made mistakes and decisions that were expensive,” Klinefelter says. “So far, I’ve been able to get through to the other side of them.” Fall’s sun drapes across the sky in Nokomis, Ill ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - More than 3 in 5 Iowa farmers say they’re pessimistic about their economic future... That’s according to a December 2024 poll from Iowa State University. That survey also ...

A newspaper article that recently appeared in the New York Times is attention grabbing. The Times, which lacks a reputation for paying much attention to agriculture, published a story quoting former ...

WASHINGTON — The 1980s farm crisis didn’t just impact balance sheets, it changed people’s interest in being involved in agriculture. “The farm prices didn’t just hurt those in production, the ripple ...

The 1980s farm crisis didn’t just impact balance sheets, it changed people’s interest in being involved in agriculture. “The farm prices didn’t just hurt those in production, the ripple effect was ...