Reflections on 40 Years of Ag Production
Ben Palen reflects on the current situation facing farmers and ranchers based on his 40 years of experience.
After reviewing files with over 40 years of articles on the farmland market and agricultural economy, Palen recalls the despair in agriculture in the 1980s.
I can still see, all these years later, the pain on their faces as they told their stories to me.
He ponders whether history will repeat itself and what has changed in the ag sector since the 1980s.
Palen finds the current combination of factors facing farmers to be more challenging than in the past.
Author's summary: Reflections on 40 years in ag production.
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