Maybe It’s Time for Another Tractorcade

In 1979, thousands of American farmers drove their tractors to Washington, D.C. They were facing rising costs, weak commodity prices and a farm economy that increasingly didn’t pencil out.

Nearly 50 years later, some of those problems sound awfully familiar.

Farm debt is climbing. Production costs remain high. Many farm families rely on off-farm jobs just to keep their operations going. The circumstances aren't exactly the same as 1979, but there are enough similarities to make the history worth another look.

I wrote about the 1979 Tractorcade, what farmers were fighting for then, and how it compares with what's happening in American agriculture today.

The bigger question is one I'd be interested in hearing from farmers and folks in rural communities about:

Are we approaching another point where American farmers need to make Washington pay attention?

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