As tariffs pressure crop prices, farmers lean on bankers

For three decades, the cycle was predictable: Farmers would use money from the sale of crops harvested in the fall to pay down their debts during the winter. But this year the pattern broke. Farm debt increased during the first quarter, said the Federal Reserve in a report that pointed to trade disputes and burdensome… » Read More

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