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The prices farmers receive for crops do not cover all the costs of keeping farms viable, not to mention the extra costs of ecological or regenerative farming systems. The farm crisis is not over
Carbon farming on an organic farm
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue addresses the United States House Committee on Agriculture, regarding The State of the Rural Economy, on February 27, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Chairman Collin Peterson, Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway, and distinguished members of the Committee are in attendance. USDA (Photo: Lance Cheung)
Kate Edwards has been managing Wild Woods Farm, a 7-acre vegetable farm in Johnson County, Iowa for seven years full-time. Along with these peppers, she grows 30 types of vegetables with 150 varieties. (USDA Photo: Preston Keres)