Editor's note: This is the first part in a series looking at the farm crisis of the 1980s. FARGO, N.D. | Today’s older farmers remember the 1980s farm credit crisis, but the younger ones can barely ...

You take your best shot, and if it’s a miss, you’ve got to be ready for the rebound. With grit and discernment, Mark Hanna is the leader of Hanna Farms, a row crop farm in north-central Iowa. What ...

“I’ve definitely made mistakes and decisions that were expensive,” Klinefelter says. “So far, I’ve been able to get through to the other side of them.” Fall’s sun drapes across the sky in Nokomis, Ill ...

OMAHA, Neb. — Creighton University’s Rural Mainstreet Index shows economic conditions are certainly tightening across America’s Heartland. But the downturn so far has not reached anywhere near what ...

The 1980s farm crisis didn’t just impact balance sheets, it changed people’s interest in being involved in agriculture. “The farm prices didn’t just hurt those in production, the ripple effect was ...

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 ...

There was no shortage of buffalo check flannel and cowboy boots among attendees of Farm Aid’s 40th anniversary concert in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on September 20, 2025, but alongside them were just as ...

At the 40th Farm Aid benefit concert in mid-September, farmers vocalized the biggest challenges they face to stay in business. Willie Nelson and Lily Meola at Farm Aid 40. (Photo by Brian Bruner / ...