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Mental Health Concerns Grow

Published March 21, 2026

Farm stress continues to build across the countryside as low commodity prices and economic uncertainty weigh heavily on producers. Monica McConkey, a rural mental health specialist with the State of Minnesota and owner of Eyes on the Horizon Consulting, says…

Markwart: Profitability Key to Sugarbeet Industry’s Future

Published January 28, 2026

The American Sugarbeet Growers Association gathered this past week for its annual meeting. The industry is facing economic pressure from sugar imports, flat demand and the use of GLP-1 medications. “We’ve got to get this industry back where it’s not…

An Uptick in Farmer Lender Mediation Cases

Published May 1, 2025

Minnesota's Farmer Lender Mediation Program is seeing a significant uptick in cases this year. Program Director Mary Nell Preisler shared that the number of cases is already ahead of last year by around 100. "We're ahead already of the six-month…

Wiesemeyer: Tariffs to Bring Economic Pain

Published April 4, 2025

As new Trump tariffs take effect globally, Pro Farmer Washington consultant Jim Wiesemeyer warned of economic fallout and market uncertainty. "Yeah, there's going to be some pain both from the inflationary impacts of this and to the U.S. and the…

Tariff Uncertainty Freezes CNH Shipments

Published April 2, 2025

CNH Industrial has temporarily halted farm equipment shipments from its North American and European factories due to uncertainty surrounding upcoming tariffs. The company emphasized that production will continue as usual, and parts shipments remain unaffected. The move comes ahead of…

MN House Ag Committee Advances Ag Spending Bill

Published March 15, 2025

In St. Paul, the House Agriculture Committee passed a $169 million agriculture bill during the last week with a one-vote Republican majority. Committee Chair Paul Anderson sponsored the bill, which includes a $17 million increase in spending. Representative Rick Hansen…

Johansson: Foreign Subsidies Hurt U.S. Growers

Published February 28, 2025

Rob Johansson, director of economics and policy analysis, American Sugar Alliance, spoke about shifting policies and economic uncertainty at the USDA Ag Outlook Forum. "There’s a lot of potential policies the administration is pursuing that will affect farm country, both…

Articles tagged under: economic uncertainty

Mental Health Concerns Grow

Markwart: Profitability Key to Sugarbeet Industry’s Future

An Uptick in Farmer Lender Mediation Cases

Wiesemeyer: Tariffs to Bring Economic Pain

Tariff Uncertainty Freezes CNH Shipments

MN House Ag Committee Advances Ag Spending Bill

Johansson: Foreign Subsidies Hurt U.S. Growers

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