Rookies at Risk - 1

Young Farmers Vulnerable in Economic Downturn

Elizabeth Williams
By  Elizabeth Williams , DTN Special Correspondent
Farmer Ryan Brodersen of Randolph, Neb., hopes to weather the economic downturn with a diversified mix of crops and livestock. (DTN photo by Elizabeth Williams)
Young farmers shoulder the highest debt-to-asset ratios, rent the largest percentage of their land and missed out on farmland owners' windfalls during the past decade. All that now contributes to making them more vulnerable to economic downturns and tighter...

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Elizabeth Williams