What one farmer learned from surviving the ’80s farm crisis

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By Nathanael JohnsonApr 21, 2015, 6:02 am52 pts
Some basic economic forces are driving mid-sized farms out of existence. First, food prices keep falling. “Ever since World War II, agricultural commodities have trended steadily down,” agricultural economist Otto Doering told me. We are on a technology treadmill: Farmers get a new tech (like hybrid seeds),…

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