Market prices have plunged recently for many of the most important crops for farmers in Kansas and across the Midwest. Those low prices mean many farmers will be facing tough economic times and, as Harvest Public Media’s Jeremy Bernfeld reports, a new survey finds that many farmers are not optimistic that the situation will improve anytime soon.
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