The former dairyman said it without emotion, like someone remarking that one-half inch of rain fell the night before. He and I, his wife and two teenage children, were seated at the kitchen table, ...

Editor's note: This is the first part in a series looking at the farm crisis of the 1980s. FARGO, N.D. | Today’s older farmers remember the 1980s farm credit crisis, but the younger ones can barely ...

Times are tough in the farm industry, and there are similarities and differences in comparison with what was going on to cause the 1980s farm crisis. Low prices for commodities have led to speculation ...