Crazy Midwest Weather Spurs Hardest Year Ever for U.S. Farms
- 53% of survey respondents rank 2019 as most difficult year
- Farm Futures surveyed 711 growers from July 21 to Aug. 3
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Crazy weather that disrupted U.S. Midwest plantings is adding to farmer stress, with growers ranking 2019 as their hardest year ever.
A survey conducted by Farm Futures showed that 53% of respondents said 2019 is the most difficult year they’ve faced as farmers -- that includes 49% of baby boomers and mature growers, who lived through the 1980s farm crisis, according to the poll of 711 growers carried out from July 21 to Aug. 3. Results of the survey are being released at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois, Wednesday.