I live in Wisconsin. I feel confident saying that this is just an anomaly based on a strange summer weather pattern here in Wisconsin, not anything that indicates some kind of issue with international trade policy or structural issue with farming.
We have 68,500 farms in this state [1]. This summer was dry for a very long time, then it was very wet, and then it stayed very warm well into September. I suspect a lot of farmers had issues with moisture in their harvests. The thing about farming is you are taking a huge risk every year with what you invest, and farm equipment isn't cheap. If you make money, you make a decent amount of money. But if you can't make the payments on your machinery, you're basically done for.
I think this article was written with the intention of insinuating that this is somehow related to the Trump Trade war, and to be fair, I am sure that made or broke the profit margin for some farmers. But in general, I don't think that's what's going on here, and I think it's cheap journalism for them to play into that.
Somewhat related: Checkout "MN Millenial Farmer" on YouTube, it's some of the most relaxing content you'll find online. [2]
[1]: https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Publications/WIAgStatistics.aspx
[2]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp0rRUsMDlJ1meYAQ6_37Dw
We have 68,500 farms in this state [1]. This summer was dry for a very long time, then it was very wet, and then it stayed very warm well into September. I suspect a lot of farmers had issues with moisture in their harvests. The thing about farming is you are taking a huge risk every year with what you invest, and farm equipment isn't cheap. If you make money, you make a decent amount of money. But if you can't make the payments on your machinery, you're basically done for.
I think this article was written with the intention of insinuating that this is somehow related to the Trump Trade war, and to be fair, I am sure that made or broke the profit margin for some farmers. But in general, I don't think that's what's going on here, and I think it's cheap journalism for them to play into that.
Somewhat related: Checkout "MN Millenial Farmer" on YouTube, it's some of the most relaxing content you'll find online. [2]
[1]: https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Publications/WIAgStatistics.aspx
[2]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp0rRUsMDlJ1meYAQ6_37Dw