Poll: farmers and ranchers expect to make less money this year than last - Entrepreneur Generations

"An unusually large portion of U.S. farmers and ranchers expects worse financial performance on their farms this year than last, said a Purdue University poll released on Tuesday. And although producers are less worried by the coronavirus pandemic than in the spring, they are calling for President Trump and Congress to provide more money," Chuck Abbott reports for Successful Farming. "The monthly Ag Economy Barometer, based on a survey of 400 large-scale producers, said 43% of respondents expected a worse year financially, sharply higher than 30% at the end of 2019 or 22% in April 2018. Farmers are a famously dour group. In Purdue polling, few expect a better year and the majority routinely says things will be 'about the same,' with a sizable vote for 'worse.'"

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