Farm Financial Stress in North Dakota: Selected Characteristics of Farm and Ranch Operations

The topic is financial stress experienced by farmers in North Dakota. Various other aspects of those farmers they conducted a phone survey are given

Smalltown Businesses: Feeling the Effects of Farm Financial Stress

The article discusses how farm economic negatively affects small town business. This leads to job losses in both business and agriculture. In economically depressed rural areas, programs aimed at assisting communities to retain their existing businesses may require approaches that emphasize community wide involvement. Small businesses in these areas would need to reevaluate their operations to improve cost effectiveness overall and to consider advertising. Rural communities themselves need to become proactive in attracting new businesses and creating an environment to entice such

IMPACTS OF THE FARM FINANCIAL CRISIS OF THE 1980s ON RESOURCES AND POVERTY IN AGRICULTURALLY DEPENDENT COUNTIES IN THE UNITED STATES

The farm financial crisis of the 1980s has had a major effect on agriculturally dependent areas in the United States. The crisis has resulted in a large proportion of producers leaving agriculture, in a substantial decline in the number of rural businesses, and in the support for rural service bases. Although extensively analyzed, the crisis' impacts on resources and poverty have not been adequately evaluated. Copyright 1988 by The Policy Studies Organization.