Search Results for: Americas Farm Crisis

This book, first published in 1986, is a major reference work for the political discussions arising out of the 1985 Congress revisions of US food and farm laws.

Between 1940 and the mid 1980s, farm production expenses in America's Heartland tripled, capital purchases quadrupled, interest payments jumped tenfold, profits

Surveys the history of American farming since the 1960s and examines the effects of the farm crisis on different segments of the population.

New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice An unsettling journey into the disaster-bound American food system, and an exploration of possible solutions, from le

Explores the social impact of the farm debt crisis of the 1980's through interviews with members of an agricultural community.