By ADAM RITSCHER   As an example of the deepening crisis affecting small farmers across the country, the federal Farm Service Agency released a report this month predicting that nearly 6500 farmers were likely to lose their farms this coming year in Minnesota alone. That number represents almost 10 percent of small farmers in the … Continue reading Minnesota Farmers Facing Disaster →

By ADAM RITSCHER   The roots of the current farm crisis reach back into the 1970s. At that time farmers were rushing to buy and rent more land and machinery to take advantage of a huge increase in the export of agricultural products overseas being orchestrated by the U.S. government. Banks were anxious to lend … Continue reading The Ongoing American Farm Crisis →