Farm Crises in the US
The farm crisis in America has struck millions of families. The devastation of low crop prices and the declining livestock prices has driven many families to poverty, or worse. Many Americans do not realize the affect of low prices on farmers, or the flooding of farmland. The flooding of farmlands in northeastern South Dakota has caused many farmers to move off of their land. The Government has recently declared it a disaster area and started buying back much of the swallowed land. Yet, government help does not solve all the emotional problems. Many farmers have done nothing but farm, how are they supposed to support their families with no other work background. Not only is flooding a problem, but livestock prices is also an issue. Many livestock owners are unable to receive the price they deserve because of the low priced meat coming from Canada. Many businesses would rather pay less for a product, not caring that it affects area farmers. Governor Janklow had put a stop to the low priced meat from entering the state. This stop only helped the farmers a little bit. Low grain prices are the talk of the crisis. Prices of grain are lower than what they were in the 1930's, during the Great Depression (William
and tension. The Wall Street Journal. 17 August 1999: The US could benefit greatly by using their own products, instead of importing. If the US would do that, our farming communities would thrive and poverty would be reduced greatly due to job increases. Williams, Florence. Great Plains Dispatch: Farmed Out. The The importing of goods has dropped the market well below normal. If the US would use their own agriculture, they would have enough to feed the entire nation, but instead they import goods from other countries and cause farmers to lose money. The US does not see the ever-growing poverty among the farmers as a problem, it seems as if they just don't care. If we were to use our corn to produce gasoline, we can save the economy money, this way they do not have to import gasoline. By using ethanol, it also helps reduce pollution caused by cars.
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