The following opinion piece originally ran on Agri-Pulse on July 11, 2024. Plummeting crop prices. High input costs. Rising interest rates. Tightening credit. Severe and chronic natural disasters. Record U.S. agricultural trade deficits. A global economic downturn. A record fall in net farm income. An outdated farm safety net. At long last, something’s got to give.…
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