Trade wars, climate change plunge the family farm into crisis. Is it an endangered American...
Story Date: 11/4/2019

 

Source: MSN, 11/2/19


Farm bankruptcies in September surged 24% amid a perfect storm created by President Donald Trump's trade war with China and Europe, slumping commodity prices, and a year of unfavorable weather. This August, the USDA reported that more than 19.4 million acres of farmland nationwide weren't planted due to record spring rains and historic, catastrophic flooding. 

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