Spending falls as U.S. farm income contracts

Farmers and ranchers slashed their production expenditures by nearly 9 percent last year, driven by the end of a seven-year agricultural boom and a collapse in farm income, said USDA. After falling by 54 percent since 2013, U.S. net farm income is forecast to stabilize this year with a small decline; cash expenses also are… » Read More

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