The 1980s farm crisis forced many rural families to lose their farms, reshaping the future of agriculture and food production ...

New Jersey soybean and corn farmer Patrick Giberson says a tough agriculture economy means he's unlikely to buy new equipment in the near future. (Kim Chipman photo) U.S. crop growers facing a third ...

Iowa's economy leans heavily on farming, not just crops but agriculture's ties to giant employers like equipment manufacturers Deere & Co. and Kinze Manufacturing, seed companies Corteva Agriscience ...

BISMARCK — Sarah Vogel was uniquely prepared to have a leading part in the 1980s farm crisis. A granddaughter of Frank A. Vogel, chief adviser to Bill Langer, the famous Nonpartisan League party ...

“The whole thing smelled scam,” says Joseph Amato of Minnetonka, Minn., professor emeritus of history and former dean of rural and regional studies at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, ...

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 ...

The October Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor paints a tough picture for U.S. farmers heading into 2026: weak trade demand, stubbornly high input costs and continued consolidation across agriculture.

Times are tough in the farm industry, and there are similarities and differences in comparison with what was going on to cause the 1980s farm crisis. Low prices for commodities have led to speculation ...

As we celebrate America's 250th birthday, we're looking back on the farm crisis of the 1980s, which devastated rural America, ...