UN-FAIR TO SMALL FARMERS.(Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act )

In December 1999, Roger Warne, a fifth-generation Iowa farmer, was forced to give up his family's farm. Originally, he had planned to pass the farm on to his children. But after accumulating debts of more than $100,000, he and his wife Nita decided it was time to fold up. Warne, according to th...

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Published in:Dollars & Sense 2001 (237), p.9-9
Main Author: ANDERSON, MAREN
Format: Newsletterarticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Agribusiness
Agricultural industry
Agricultural subsidies
Behavior
Case studies
Collective bargaining
Economic aspects
Family farms
Farmers
Farming
Farms
Federal legislation
Free markets
Laws, regulations and rules
Subsidies
Warne, Roger
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Summary:In December 1999, Roger Warne, a fifth-generation Iowa farmer, was forced to give up his family's farm. Originally, he had planned to pass the farm on to his children. But after accumulating debts of more than $100,000, he and his wife Nita decided it was time to fold up. Warne, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, intended to pursue coaching and teaching instead.
ISSN:0012-5245