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‘A real farm crisis’: Illinois farm bankruptcies rise for 3rd straight year
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1100+ words) A combine sits on a Christian County farm. (Jerry Nowicki) SPRINGFIELD – With the growing season well underway in Illinois, farmers once again are struggling to turn an abundant harvest into survival. In 2025, family farm bankruptcies surged 46% nationwide – reaching 315 filings and…...
‘We’re just kind of trying to survive’: Farmers feeling pinch of economic downturn
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (772+ words) A farmer works in a field in Flagg Center in Ogle County on Wednesday, March 25, 2025. (Jeff Helfrich) The U.S. farm economy is in the 12th consecutive quarter of an economic downturn, according to data from the Kansas City Fed’s Agricultural Credit Survey....